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Originally Posted by Alisa
So the publishers have chosen a business model that loads a disproportionate amount of the cost on an overpriced hardcover. This figure means absolutely nothing in relation to ebooks without the figures for the subsequent print releases.
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Yep, costs are front loaded into hardcovers and always have been.
The question is whether people are ok with front loading the costs into e-books as well when only the hardcover is out in print?
Are people ok paying $10-15 or whatever for an e-book when the hardcover comes out and then getting price cuts in the ebook when the paperback is out (so it costs the same or less as the cheapest paperback version)?
I am personally, and think that type of window pricing scheme is fine. I waited for paperbacks in the past for most books and could wait for the e-book price drop.