Thread: Hachette complains about eBook prices
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Old 08-31-2009, 05:02 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
The reason to get rid of hardcover and other overly expensive editions (IMHO) is that eBook prices are based upon them.
Right... I am pretty sure that a hard cover doesn't cost much more to produce and ship than a MMPB or TPB but they seem to charge alot more for them... 2 to 3 times what the MMPB might be.

People are going to say, hey... why am I paying more for this than for a paperback.

I think the prices should be based on market demand. When a new book first comes out, price the ebook higher, close to the hard cover price. Then, when interest dies down, drop the price a bit. I don't have a problem paying the same price for the least expensive pbook on the shelves for the same ebook price. (But I repeat myself, gotta avoid these threads that never end).

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