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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
But surely if you had bookstores to go into to buy e-books, then e-books wouldn't be much cheaper because of the lower vendor costs  .....errrrm, oh yeah, sorry! |
i don't see it as obligatory, just an alternate possibility. and since the bookstores wouldn't exist *solely* to sell ebooks (what would be the point of that ?) they wouldn't need to inflate their cut artificially (all ebook sellers do get a cut of the price you pay, that wouldn't change). and if they're competing with online shops it wouldn't be in their interest to, either. of course, i might not mind paying a slightly higher price for a good book shopping experience, if there were value added. it's why i when i buy paperbooks i prefer to shop in my small neighborhood bookshops rather than huge discount chains or online (unless i can't find the book i want in the local shop...).