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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
"Publishers make a hefty margin of $2.15 per e-book -- 8X the 26 cents they get for a digital copy."
Did I miss something that would allow this sentence to make sense?
"releasing the digital copy of a book along with the print version is like releasing the DVD version of a movie the same day its out in theatres"
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I was wondering the same thing myself. Does anyone know what the difference is between an e-book and a digital copy? Does the writer of the article know anything about which he is writing??
Even if you make the assumption that the second statement is true, who the hell cares??
Example, I no longer go to movie theaters. When I was a five minute walk from one, that was one thing, but now, I have to drive 45 minutes, where my choice of films to see will be extremely limited, and I have to put up with idiots talking during the film, or crying babies, and massively overinflated stale snacks. I'm not spending money on that experience. I grew up when fifty cents would get you a triple feature on a Saturday morning and enough snacks to keep you on a sugar high till the next Saturday.
Now, if the movie was available in a high quality download on the same day as it came out for say $20 .... I would go for that. The film makers wouldn't lose any money, the theater owners aren't losing a customer .... they lost me years ago.
As it is now, I wait until Netflix has it, and then I rent it. So, the movie industry gets a whole lot less of my money than it might have.
Same is true for books. I have virtually stopped buying p-books. If a book is not available in an affordable e-book format, then I am not reading it, no matter how big the buzz is, no matter whether Oprah loves it or not. So, if it is available sooner rather than later, the publishers don't need to wait as long for my contribution to their economy. If the book stays in p-book form, then they get exactly zip.
The rare exception is when I know the author and I buy the book directly from them (I never allow them to give me a book .... I happen to like contributing to the bank accounts of writers I know and consider friends).
That's all I have to say on this topic. The author of the article is a few bricks shy of a chimney.