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Originally Posted by ShadowAuthor
In this day and age, I just can't see why authors don't/can't sell the paper copies of their books through the regular channels, and distribute all electronic versions of their work themselves, thus reaping a larger profit in the process.
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Depends on their contract and their resources.
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Originally Posted by DrDln
I think ebook prices in general are lower than printed books. Because the production cost and shipping costs are negligible in ebooks. I don't know why Random house or any publisher will price them (electronic and print) the same.
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ebook list prices are generally lower than printed book list prices.
But under the Agency model, printed books can (and often are) discounted, whereas ebooks cannot be. Coupons can be applied to printed books, but not ebooks. So often the ebook ends up as more expensive than the printed book.
At which point, I find another book to read, and possibly buy.