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Originally Posted by omk3
That's a good trap they set, isn't it? They threaten us with something as disgusting as ads in books, and then we're happy to pay more just to avoid that! They make something as evil as drm, just so that we'll be willing to pay to get rid of it... Genius masterminds they are!  |
It really is a beautiful thing. LOL.
The most I'm willing to pay for a digital book would be $15...tops. That's usually about what I end up paying for a Hardcover after store markdown, member discount and mastercard rebates.
Anything more and they're just jerking us around.
I think the scam...er..price scheme Itunes sets is perfect for the digital revolution that hit the music industry. $0.99 for DRM, $1.29 - $1.99 for DRM-free.
Personally, I don't have a problem paying that price for a single. Usually when you'd buy them in stores you'd pay around $4.99 or $5.00 when they were still releasing CD singles. The upside of that though was that you used to get liner notes and extra tracks and stuff.
But now with the more advanced mp3 players on the market, you can at least sort of get that experience again. Ever play with Coverflow on iTunes or an Ipod Touch?? I think now we can actually read liner notes and stuff on the iPods directly, but I'm not sure how it's done.
And their current price setting for albums $9.99 to $14.99 is usually what I paid for physical CD's anyway. And I can at least back them up and save them to a CD Collection..DRM or no DRM. The upwards of the price point usually includes digital liner notes and extra tracks.
It's kind of the way I'd like to see eBooks go...mainly because I'm a sucker for Behind the Music and the cheesy EPK features that they include on DVD releases.
I'd hope the future of eBooks involves practical pricing. Cuz I damn sure won't be paying $29.95 for an eBook that I can get at 1st Edition, 1st Printing (the ones people collect) for $19.95....or even $24.95.
The problem is we're all still the "early adopters" of this new technology. I'd hope that in three to five years we'll be doing better than this cluster we're in right now.
I'll go back to lurking after adding this one last rant.
I think it's fair that authors deserve to get paid for their work, they do this for a full time job. Just like we go to our office or whatever we may do...They sit and write and expect to get paid. They have families to support too. Insurance to buy. Retirement to work for. That sort of thing.
I think publishers are the ones who need to take their heads out of their collective rear ends though. There's no reason for executives to be paid millions of dollars. Period. That's my stance for just about everything. Our power company here in SFL (FPL) just hiked our rates because the legislature requires them to make somewhere near 40% profit on all electricity. It's a trend being seen worldwide in this recession. We're not making as much money as we used to...let's see how we can regain profitability.
If their sales aren't making up what they used to the answer isn't in raising prices. It's in lowering cost. How do we lower cost?
EBOOKS!!!!!! POD!!!!! It's the wave of the future, and I hope they all realize it soon.