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Old 12-10-2009, 12:36 PM   #103
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Originally Posted by charleski View Post
But that is the cost of doing business. A hardback book costs what, a dollar to print and bind in quantity? The costs of physical distribution, stock management and retail largely come out of the 50%+ that goes to the distribution chain, and sure, retailers should feel free to discount that as much as they can to win business. Publishers need to make around $12.50 on a new book to recoup the costs they put into production (including the author's advance) as quickly as possible.

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No, no. Separate them The cost of the Ebook and the cost of the pbook. Not lumped together.
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