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Old 02-01-2010, 03:05 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by mcl View Post

As for editing, that editing would occur anyway, because it's done for the physical book. The ebook is, in essence, a freebie, because it costs nothing to produce (modulo some minimal formatting changes) over and above the production costs for the physical book.

The same goes for advertising: The advertising's already done for the physical book. Making an ebook equivalent available is again a freebie, as what's being advertised is the content, not the format.

You're conflating the costs of producing a physical book with the costs of producing an ebook version of an existing physical book. What is being discussed here is the price and value of said ebook.

Those arguments only make sense if physical books are always available first. So you don't agree with Jeff Bezos, who sees an eBook only future?
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