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Well I see nothing with bench marking them with hardcovers while only the hardcover is out. Allows e-book fans who want to read the book right away to buy the book for a higher price (but still less than the hard cover). Those who choose not to can wait for the paper back to come out, and the e-book to drop in price to at or below that level.
Of course, the problem is when that drop in e-book price doesn't come when the paperback launches. But if the price drops in e-books are standard at that time, I have no problem with e-books being priced higher when the hardcover is the only print version.
As for author's take's--is that true across the board? I was under the impression that in most contracts--at least for successful authors who have clout in negotiations--they get the same take per copy sold for hard back and paperbacks. And publishers just price hardbacks much higher to try to make back the author's advance, printing costs etc?
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