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Not going to happen as that's a new way of think that will eat into publishers and authors profits.
Popular books are going to stick to window pricing and cost more around release and drop price over time similar to the hardcover, then cheaper paperback model.
Non-bestseller type books may shift, and just come out in e-book/paperback and not bother with a pricey hardcover. E-books are an opportunity for non-established authors, but really nothing but a threat to profits for established authors locked into long contracts. Could be great for established authors at the end of contracts who can just start selling e-books directly and cut out the publishers eventually.
But it will be a LONG time before e-book sales outpace paper book sales (hardcover and paperback combined) for best sellers as the majority of best seller buyers probably don't read enough to bother with buying an e-reader, trying to read on the PC or their phone etc.
So I think we're all getting a bit ahead of ourselves here.
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