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Originally Posted by guyanonymous
....wouldn't simple supply and demand, well, be broken, since supply is infinite in the case of electronic media? The old rules don't apply in the same way any more.
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i actually mentioned that up above in my post. but where's the motivation for publishers to sell eBooks cheaper when the market of readers overwhelmingly still purchase physical books?
why
wouldn't they charge more for eBooks when the cost of entry is so high. they're selling to the current demographic that chooses to purchase an eBook reader, getting back to one of my original points that the cost of entry is still WAY too high.
they're probably playing with their own reasoning for
why people buy eBook readers. look at the cost of books and if the physical books are more expensive, why would someone buy eBooks? so the point is that publishers probably make the assumption that the dedicated eBook reader market buys dedicated eBook readers because they like the portability and instant access to books. its a convenience thing, not a cost savings thing. it also most likely prays upon some people's wishes to "go green" and thus spare some trees. usually people don't mind paying a little more to help out the environment, even if only in a very small way.
it makes sense. why would someone pay $300 to save money on books? publishers most likely fully believe that the number of people that buy eBook readers with the expressed plan of saving money on books has got to be miniscule. that's just not the prime motivation of buyers.