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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton
It seems to me that there is still a (rapidly closing) window of opportunity for the publishers to get this right. If they standardised on matching the paper price for a properly proofed non-DRM book without geo restrictions, I think that the market would take off, and especially with the addition of their back-catalogues, they could make more money. I suspect that they won't do this, and that many are doomed as a result.
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Rubbish! I can't agree with this. The whole ebooks fiasco is an attempt by the Bourgeoisie to exclude the proletariat from reading by creating a highly-priced entry point to be able to read at all. Thank goodness that the publishing industry is supporting the people against the rising technocracy by undermining the ebook at every opportunity. Prices are rightly being set by adding together the price of the available paper versions, factoring in the cost of ebook conversion, and then making up a number. Proof-reading is being reserved for paper copies so as to benefit the workers rather than the few, bourgois "e-readers" who are quite capable of proof-reading themselves - otherwise, how would they see any errors? DRM and goegraphic restrictions are being applied to limit the spread of any infection.
Publishers who stick with paper will be the true victors, with those who waste resources on the doomed "e" format in danger of losing the means of production of real books.