[eGeezer]

Well, I may repeat what someone else said, but I'm not interested enuff in pros and cons of the issue to read all five pages created in the first 12 hours of the thread.

I'll just pop in with my own little observation, simple-minded tho it is.

I don't expect a Movie to be available on DVD as soon as its released in the theatre, I fully expect to wait a varied amount before the pbook edition of a book is released, and I have no problem with waiting for a ebook version if it means I can now count on there BEING an ebook edition.

Ebooks are not going to take over the world within the next year, but I agree the standard should be set now before they do.

Now all they have to do is get reasonable with their pricing.

However, in discussion with ereader-clueless friends, one of them made a very good point during a discussion of the ridiculously high prices (IMHO) expected for virtual books. Its not a matter of whether they should or shouldn't be cheaper -- its a matter of how much people will pay. Just like everything else.

As long people pay a high price, it won't change.

But I like the attempt to establish a standard publishing timeline.

And having gone back and read a few posts, I see Bookwerm said basically the same thing. But I disagree mildly regarding $9 ebook pricing. I might be willing to pay $9 for a first-release ebook on sale at the same time as the hardbound (if I ever actually bought one), but I ain't paying $9 for an ebook 4 months later.