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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
The table of costs is fascinating:
So, how does Baen stay in business? They must be going bankrupt. Or only making pennies per book. Which would put them close to going bankrupt, right? (And does anyone really believe publishers pay more than 3/4 the marketing cost of a hardcover on each of their ebooks?) |
That's fine for justifying ebook prices whilst the hardcover is out, but how about they justify not dropping the cost significantly when the mass paperback is out? Rework the percentages for a mass paperback at $7.99 to get the ebook cost and wonder if we'll ever really see that happen.