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Old 09-05-2007, 11:17 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by europas_ice View Post
But when you buy a pBook, you ARE buying the bundle of paper. And since that is the one step that is NOT required for an eBook, the eBook should be cheaper. Not free, no, but cheapER.
Yes, but there is a long, vaunted history of industries reducing costs without reducing the price. Things just get repackaged.

Canned coffee used to come in one pound cans. As the cost went up, the price stayed the same, but they became 13oz cans--then 12oz.

Potato chips are a better example. They didn't even bother making the bags smaller. They just added fewer chips and more air.
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