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Originally Posted by riemann42
So how about a system that sold an eBook for $20 on release day and eased it down to $5 over five years (like what they said the agency model would do).
Buying a book when it hits the price you want seems like a better way to send a message to publishers than buying a used book. At least that way you are supporting the Author, and letting the publisher know exactly what price you are willing to pay for the content.
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As I stated, my threshold is that the ebook at least $1.00 cheaper than what I can get the trade paperback (because that is what I used to pay). Because the cost of an ebook is slightly less to produce and I can't share it. It's principle for me.
I just looked at my wishlist...most books in trade format are only cents more than the ebook. In 2 cases, the ebooks is more than the trade paperback
Most books still only in hardback are now $14-$15 in e-book. One was priced at $9.99 and even though it wasn't at the top of my reading list, I just bought it for positive reinforcement that I liked the pricing.
Like your earlier post, my fear is that the ebook market will go away. If paper sales go up, that is what the publshers want. If you don't buy from the publisher at all, then maybe they will realize they are impacting overall sales by doing this...not just the ebook sales. You and I have different ways of sending the same message based on our buying criteria, that's all.
I'm don't want to hurt the authors either but I would like to see they need to send a message to the publishers as well.