There have been some series that were so engrossing that I have bought the hardback for $25. But (and here is where the publishers lose) for the most part, I simply pass it by, and hope that I'll remember to look for it at a later date. All that money spent on advertizing. Wasted.
For an ebook price to be somewhat equal to the hardback price at first release doesn't bother me. Again, all that money spent on advertising. Wasted.
If you're concerned about the prices going too high do what I do naturally - get a year or two worth of reading now. I also buy from smaller companies with new, but VERY GOOD, writers.
Higher prices can't hurt me, I'm not a slave to the newest hot seller from Blankety Blank.
The MacMillans of the world can just bleed themselves dry discovering that we are willing pay a fair price for their books, but not hardcover book prices for a hand full of electrons.
I want my favorite writers to make a good living and I do understand that the need of a publisher is very real.
But the ink, paper, printing presses, book binders, warehouses, truckers, warehouses (at the retailers end), store front, and store employees will no longer be a cost to the end product.
I do miss the scriptoriums though.
