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Originally Posted by vaughnmr
I don't disagree with at all about the role of the publishers. It's just their business model that screams "screw the customer" that I have a problem with.
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Oh, please.
There is absolutely no obligation (financial or ethical) to base the price of a product exclusively on the cost to produce the item. Many titles, in fact, don't even turn a profit; how does that figure into your analysis?
The publishers do the same thing as the retailers, distributors, authors, device makers and pretty much everyone else. They're putting out a product with the expectation that they will be compensated for the work they perform and the risks they take. Some publishers do not make smart decisions or act appropriately, but the same can be said for just about every organization or class of individual involved in the process -- including the customers.
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Originally Posted by vaughnmr
go buy any one ebook from every distributor out there, and then put the book on your (kindle/sony/nook/whatever) ereader, and tell me about your experiences (without removing the DRM). THEN tell me about how wonderful the publishers are.
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And why, pray tell, do I need multiple devices that perform almost exactly the same task in nearly identical fashions? Not to mention that if I buy a Kindle or B&N book, there are cross-platform and multiple-device options, e.g. I can read those same exact books on an iPhone or PC, and the range of options in this respect is likely to grow.
Or, in comparison: Buy a game for the XBox, and it won't play on your PC, your Playstation or your Wii. I don't hear too many people claiming that Nintendo's model is to "screw the customer," because games written for the Wii aren't cross-platform....