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					Originally Posted by  cian
					 
				 
				Why don't publishers just charge more on new books? If you can't wait for the latest book then you pay more? 
			
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					Originally Posted by  Kali Yuga
					 
				 
				If you mean set the price at £20 for the ebook new, drop to £15 after 3 months, then £10 after a year, IMO that's probably a good plan.  The main issue (again, in the US but probably elsewhere) is that the retailers are pushing for lower prices from the get-go.  This pricing pressure, by the way, fuels publishers' attempts to lower the royalty rates, which IMO is not particularly beneficial. 
			
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 I believe that part of the publishers concern are piracy.  Even if they charge $100 for an eBook on day 1 release they would only need 1 person to get it, strip the DRM and post it.  At least 
I think that may be the thinking behind it.