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Originally Posted by kennyc
I just simply don't believe it. The printing, warehousing, shipping, and RETURNS!
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Print-On-Demand publishing is being used more and more and is reducing costs of warehousing, shipping, returns. There are printing systems coming out that are about the size of a refrigerator that can print, bind and trim a book in a few minutes, and would be suitable at least for any material that works well as an eBook, and will probably be found in your local Walmart (or independent bookstore) soon. One can imagine that could include customizations such as paper type, large type, etc. At that point, the publisher's cost to produce is basically equivalent for ebook and printed book.