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Leep · 12-06-2009, 03:47 PM

If a paperbook sells for $25 which includes paper, cover, printing, shipping, overstock and point of purchase personnel and an ebook sells for $9.99, how can they possibly be losing money on the ebook which is on demand and only uses an existing website?

Cannot understand the economics unless every paper book sold also loses money. Publishers (and Amazon) cannot be that dumb that they would agree on an unrealistic price that the market has indicated it will not pay. Maybe a couple of publishers and a couple of authors will try to hold out, but if you can deliver and sell a product for a profit, that's good business.

cheers

12-06-2009, 03:47 PM	#4
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	If a paperbook sells for $25 which includes paper, cover, printing, shipping, overstock and point of purchase personnel and an ebook sells for $9.99, how can they possibly be losing money on the ebook which is on demand and only uses an existing website? Cannot understand the economics unless every paper book sold also loses money. Publishers (and Amazon) cannot be that dumb that they would agree on an unrealistic price that the market has indicated it will not pay. Maybe a couple of publishers and a couple of authors will try to hold out, but if you can deliver and sell a product for a profit, that's good business. cheers Last edited by Leep; 12-06-2009 at 03:53 PM.