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[QUOTE=Sydney's Mom;688523 They just need to realize that a certain portion of their audience has switched to ebooks, and has no desire to accumulate more pbooks. Actually, ebook readers appeal to heavy readers, so they are really shooting themselves in the foot. I was the one who pre-ordered Stephen King, Harry Potter. I didn't wait for the paper back. I actually buy fewer books now, but I am willing to pay more for them. The appeal of the kindle was convenience, not $9.99 books.
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It's hard to actually think it's true, but I get the distinct feeling that the publishers don't understand the ebook market. In addition to people like you, who do a complete migration to ebooks, there are people like me, who get most pbooks from used bookstores but who will buy ebooks, and people who never much read pbooks but will buy ebooks for their iphones.
I think that publishers don't grasp that with ebooks in the mix, the pie gets bigger, and they can sell more books. The publishers who get ebook friendly will get a bigger piece of the pie, with ice cream. The publishers who try to protect yesterday's pbook market will get a smaller piece.
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