Thread: Gizmodo: How Much It Actually Costs to Publish an Ebook vs. a Real Book
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Old 03-01-2010, 11:16 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 View Post
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.
I agree that front loading is ok with ebooks to some extent but the difference will have to be smaller. They are not giving you a higher quality physical product. All they have is the time element.
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