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Originally Posted by formerroadie
There is no "material" involved in e-books and very little overhead "server storage." They have no excuse for selling them at ridiculous costs. For example, I like to buy Brill books when I can because they have some very central volumes for my work. They cost on average over $100 a volume and they go and charge the same price for their e-book versions. It makes me so mad.
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If you're talking about technical manuals, textbooks, etc, they are always going to be expensive due to the high cost of production, and the very restricted market. The cost of printing is a negligible component of the cost of such a book.