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rlauzon:
The unit cost of an ebook is zero only after a "book" is produced. There are advertising costs, research costs, editorial costs. Any labour that goes into producing something that comes from a publisher needs to be compensated.
One question that all ways is unanswered is: is the price of a physical book mostly the actual physical production, or all the intellectual property/ development type stuff?
Proofreaders deserve to be paid, whether they are created something read as a .pdf file or as a bundle of dead tress pasted together.
I mostly agree with your assessment of publishers and their attitudes regarding e-books, but you must remember that everybody needs to get paid.
btw:
What price should/would you expect if e-books were the only form of books?
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