Answer as to why ebooks cost more than print books (1 publisher)

[GraceKrispy]

Originally Posted by Daithi

Last night I bought a few books from authors I'd never heard of before but that had good ratings (and books less than $6 each). I'll see how this works out. In the past I've tended to read books by the major publishers and generally at $9.99, but with the escalating prices I'm now more willing to try lesser known authors that aren't with a big publisher.

I think this is yet another thing that allows indie authors to break through and garner some interest and some momentum. I think that's a good thing.

Originally Posted by jbjb

So many books, so little time!

Oh, how true that is!

[nashira]

They have a smashwords store, so no. (http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/fictionpublisher see?)

Edit: nevermind, need to refresh before I post.

Originally Posted by gmw

Whether or not a person will re-read a book has popped into conversation before on these forums. I wonder if there is room for sellers to make use of this. Sell ebooks with strong restrictions - presumably more cheaply, essentially on the assumption you will read once and discard, but keep records so that buying a second loan of the same book is much cheaper, in support of those that do re-read. Sort like a "user-pays" system, those that make the most use of a book pay the most. Not that this would appeal to me, I think that any book I like enough to want to re-read I will probably buy in paper.

Oh god don't give them ideaaaas.

[daesdaemar]

IMHO, the point being missed by many is that, in any profit-oriented endeavor, the price is set by what the market will bear. Ebooks can be sold, in certain circumstances, for more than paper-books because people are willing to pay more for them regardless of what they cost to produce. If consumers were unwilling to do so, then the price would come down, or the publishers would stop making them available.

[GA Russell]

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

...or the publishers would stop making them available.

daesdaemar, I think you've just justified piracy!

[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by daesdaemar

...or the publishers would stop making them available.

Originally Posted by GA Russell

daesdaemar, I think you've just justified piracy!

Holy crap, this is something I never even thought of. If publishers actually did/do this, then yeah, piracy would escalate big time!

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.