|
What I find troubleing is that there is a fear of publishing in a cheaper format as a
use of the free market "mass marketing" concept. There is a price point where they
can make more money from a low cost, low price, mass sales approach than from
marketing and pricing for low volume and scarce supply relative to a demand.
Of course it only makes matters worse when they add in the costs of measures that
attempt to counter the inevitable breaking of their artificial limitation of the supply.
I believe that they could easily provide e-books at a volume and cost to price that
would make for a decent profit to all involuved. A good enough e-book for $5 and a
great/high demand e-book for $10, would mean a much greater volume of sales and
very little profit for any pirates. Most would gladly pay such prices and never look to
any of the questionable sources.
My 2 cents worth.
Luck;
Ken
|