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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Then you wait a few months for the e-book price to drop when the paperback comes out. Just like you waited for the paperback if you wanted the book cheaper back before e-books.
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I never bought books like that. If I wanted a book, I'd buy it in whatever form was available at the time I wanted it (hardcover, paperback, tape or CD).
Now that I'm committed to not buying paper books, I've gone through my own shift in thinking (as publishers must). I prefer to fight to keep things the way they are now with the ebook being a lower price and released at the same time as the hard cover. I do this by supporting authors who *do* follow the current scheme.
The is delay stuff just means people will go to the darknet to get the books days after release rather than months. They may buy the book later when it is officialy released in ebook form or they may not (especially if they end up not liking it). "Guaranteed" money over "maybe" money... decisions, decisions.