Thread: "Why e-books cost money to publish"
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Old 02-11-2009, 12:42 PM   #8
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Based on that analysis, paperback books must be losing the publisher $16 - $18 each if the paperback cost the buyer $6 - $8. I'd pay $4 - $6 for an ebook and think I had a bargain.

No wait, that's about what I do pay at Baen (sans DRM).
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