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Originally Posted by Lemurion
Also, it's not quite as simple in a corporate environment to run a word doc through mobigen in order to create an ebook.
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Well, it should be, especially if we're talking about an ebook only release to test the market. Poor formatting is more likely to be excused if the ebook is the only available format, and if it's sold at a slightly reduced price. It can be tidied up later if the title sells well enough to warrant a more general release, and since many ebook stores allow you to redownload your titles, the original buyers would also get a tidied up version.
By the way, from what I've seen of the older titles slowly becoming available, publishers aren't doing a damn thing about quality control. Frankly, if the conversion isn't automated, then the proofreaders are total morons. I don't see why they would take a more diligent approach to an ebook only release.
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There are multiple runs involved for different formats, and both DRM and software licensing costs to be covered (as well as the salaries of the people doing the conversion). These are all added costs that have to be covered somewhere.
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DRM costs do not have to be covered.