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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.