Thread: E-book of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol outsells the hardback on Amazon
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Old 09-16-2009, 11:31 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by ahi View Post
Unless they assume X% of those eBook sales would have been far more profitable hardcover sales... if only they delayed the eBook's release.

A theory that seems eminently plausible to me. And given how much profit there can be on an overpriced hardcover... perhaps it is even a sensible one... despite being contrary to consumer interests.

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Hmmm - money in the pocket now and happy readers- vs - projected money in the pocket and unhappy readers maybe if only I had delayed the release??? The eternal question of greed facing publishers today.
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