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GhostHawk · 10-07-2009, 08:34 AM

Elfwreck, granted, turning an existing paper book into an Ebook will have some costs involved. How much is partially dependent on how many copies it gets spread over.

Spreading 2 -5,000$ over 100,000 copies gets the cost per copy down pretty low.

The fact remains from what I see the vast majority of the cost of a new E-book is not the Authors Royalties. Its publishing houses, middlemen, and the big distributors.

And while I don't mind seeing an author I love get their share, I don't see why I should make anyone else rich.

10-07-2009, 08:34 AM	#117
GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Elfwreck, granted, turning an existing paper book into an Ebook will have some costs involved. How much is partially dependent on how many copies it gets spread over. Spreading 2 -5,000$ over 100,000 copies gets the cost per copy down pretty low. The fact remains from what I see the vast majority of the cost of a new E-book is not the Authors Royalties. Its publishing houses, middlemen, and the big distributors. And while I don't mind seeing an author I love get their share, I don't see why I should make anyone else rich.