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Originally Posted by MerLock
In my opinion, ebook prices don't correlate with the quality of ebooks as they do with paper books.
For ebooks:
1) Mostly DRM ridden
2) Most of my purchase don't even include cover art
3) Formatting and proofing/editing is inconsistent and often poor in all regards
4) Can not loan out to others or resell
5) Can not even donate to a library
Now I have the opportunity to even pay more! Woo hoo! <insert sarcasm>
I see the quality as about 50 to 75% of mass paperback books so in my opinion would be fair to be priced as such. Just as how hardcover, trade paperback, mass paperback are priced accordingly.
If they want to raise the price, they should consider improving the quality and ease the restrictions known as DRM!
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Improving the quality is a given.
However I think there's a point that's being missed here: Macmillan's plan involves paying more if you want it first, and paying less if you wait, just like paper. Pay $15 for the ebook of a hardcover on launch day; and pay $6 later. We don't know the details of how the dynamic pricing will work, but the plan certainly seems to involve getting ebooks to 75% of the price of a paperback; just not simultaneously with the hardcover release.