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Originally Posted by garrybuck
Why couldn't the publishers do it on a pre-order basis? In other words, they could compute how much it would cost them to create the ebook, figure out how many they'd need to sell at what price to make it profitable, and offer it for sale at a set price and see how many people place a pre-order. If they get enough pre-orders, they do the project, charge everybody's credit card and send the book. If not, not. It seems like there's no risk for anybody.
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That's not a bad idea. I'm sure there are books that have more appeal than publisher's realize. Or certainly it would be a nice mechanism for indicating where the priorities should be placed.
I also like the way it works on the mindset. It helps people understand that the publishers need incentive to do their work.
Lee