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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm afraid I disagree with you. It makes excellent sense to introduce a book at a relatively high price, and then to discount it as time passes. It's what Baen have done very successfully - offering people a chance to buy a book early for $15, and then re-release it for $6 a few months later. I don't see too many people moaning at Baen for this.
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I don't know Baen very well, but I was just checking the latest published by Eric Flint (The Sorceress of Karres) published in January 2010 and it has a price of 24$ for the hardback and 6$ for the ebook!
That's refreshing, looks like Baen is not worried that ebook sales will reduce hardback sales...
I guess they realise ebooks is an altogether different concept...
What I also mean is that there are lots of options for good books out there, one way or another the publishers monopoly is weaker, unless you are a die-hard fan of some particular author there is always a cheaper option of an equally good book.
If ebooks thrive I wouldn't like to be in the publishers shoes for the next few years... It's gonna be very hard, but I must say that, considering the historical precedents, they aren't being very smart...
maggie*