>You obviously didn't read what I wrote. They specifically DO NOT share the costs of
>editing or marketing, as there are no separate editing or marketing processes for e
I did read your post :-)
I think you may have misunderstood what I said. Yes, there are no separate costs. All costs are one big blob and they need to be paid for by book sales. Right? If you under-price some of those books and everyone buys them then you obviously will end up in debt. Of course, at the moment they're over-pricing them. My point was just that e-books aren't a free ride because if you price them wrong they'll bite you in the ass.
On you other point, I think ebook sales will go up. A lot. Because many of the issues you raise are likely to be sorted out. Don't forget that this is a very new market which is only just finding its way. Interest is only increasing:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=ebook