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Originally Posted by mcl
* Ebooks do not have to be printed
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costs seem to be minimal anyway for large print runs
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* Ebooks do not have to be stored in warehouses
* Ebooks do not have to be physically shipped to various locations across the country and world
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AFAIK these costs are usually paid for by the seller, and there is a reason that big chains and online stores are outcompeting the small booksellers
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* Unsold Ebooks do not need to be returned to the publisher
* Ebooks do not need to be destroyed once returned
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If I understand correctly usually other way around (for paperback), again sunk cost for the retailer, some extra bookkeeping for the publisher
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* Ebooks apparently undergo far less scrutiny than printed material, judging by the number of typos and other such errors present in them.
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any additional scrutiny over the paper versions at the moment has to be paid for by a far smaller audience, this should actually increase ebookprices at the moment
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* Ebooks cannot be lent or resold the way a physical book can be, thus increasing the potential market for both ebooks and paperback books by eliminating the secondary market
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percieved worth to the buyer, secondary market will be less of a concern as long as the back-catalogue is still available and priced cheap
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These are the reasons I believe an ebook shouldn't cost as much as the physical object, and definitely why I don't believe they should cost more than $9.99.
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can go both ways, in my opinion