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Originally Posted by PKFFW
That's assuming the author wants to do all the work of editing, proofing, formatting, marketing etc etc etc involved in the book.
If they don't want to do all that, or can't, then they would have to pay others to do it.(generally speaking).
Further, if they do it all themselves it is very very likely their work will actually receive less of an audience because they are necessarily less skilled at all of that, particularly the marketing side of things. This lesser audience will very likely result in less money. That's life I suppose but it does make the whole "If I pay a pittance but it all goes to the author he/she will actually make more money" argument seem a little less valid.
I agree that if prices were lower there would likely be less piracy. If prices were $0 there would be even less piracy still! So what?
I'm all for reasonably priced ebooks. What I am against is the idea that all books must be made available in ebook form for $0 or some "symbolic" price.
That's really got nothing to do with ebooks and the discussion at hand.
I agree publishers should adapt. However, with attitudes like yours and the OP's as evidenced here, it is little wonder to me that they do not appear to be willing to do so.
Cheers,
PKFFW
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E-books have an advantage of not requiring many of those middle men. As for other they can be done by the author himself. Marketing being probably only exception.
What I find strange that still e-books are often more expensive than their paperback relatives.
Unfortunately I am not an author/publisher and I have no idea what it would cost to release a book. But what I understand is that e-book would not require many of the expenses paper book needs. If anyone knows the numbers, please share. So that we could find out what a fair price should be.