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Originally Posted by JSWolf
People who buy eBooks readers are not hardcover buyers.
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I'm not sure I'd agree with this statement....I'm a well-entrenched ebook reader (probably 7 or 8 years, since I had a Palm III) but I'll still buy a hardback from the right author. Even if it were available as an ebook.
Personally, I think Baen (as usual) has it right - package the eBook on a CD and put it in the hardcover. The hardcover price is the cost of being one of the first people to read a book, just like there's a price of being an 'early adopter' with new technology. Packaging the eBook with the hardback until the paperback release gives almost everyone what they want. The value of being one of the first readers of a book (and the associated cost) is debatable - if you're someone who partcipates in some sort of water-cooler conversation (either online or literally) then you're probably the target market for a higher-priced hardback.