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Originally Posted by sirbruce
And see the comments I already made before, where the music industry figured out how everyone could make money on $1.00 MP3s but I'm not convincced the ebook industry can find an equivalent price point.
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I am convinced of this. It will probably not be $1, but some point will be found - most people are willing to pay certain sums for service, quality and (above all) legality.
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Then you're probably an old time pro-piracy person who didn't understand the nature of the business to begin with. In any case, I'm not going to take the several weeks it would take to try to convince you of that.
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Ad hominem?
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Concert tickets are a major factor, as it gives music artists a revenue stream that authors do not have. The pricing and convenience are the other factor; mp3s are at a price where if you like it it's easy enough to just buy it, rather than take the time to pirate it; no one knows if such a price point is achievable for ebooks.
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Well - just give it a try. As you said Booken found a price that worked for them. eBook piracy might not be common for itself - but the technology is present, thus it would be used if there was an interest in a real black market.
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The eBook-market is getting larger and larger. As I said there already are more then enough books on the black market / p2p networks and the technology is freely available - and still the market is getting bigger.
Dont get me wrong - I am not pro-piracy. I am strongly against DRM and I am pro a fair market (fair for customers, authors, shops and publishers).