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Old 02-02-2010, 03:53 PM   #3
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The problem is the publishers saw this as spilling over beyond ebooks. They are protecting their cash cow, the hardback sale, by making sure ebooks do not get too popular, at a price which is lower than the cash cow. If they can make sure ebooks sell at the same price as the cash cow, then they are indifferent to what you buy.

That should be "profit" not "price". But why let common sense become part of the eBook business model?
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