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Originally Posted by Ashartus
From what I've read, the costs associated with the "physical" book (paper, printing, transport, storage) are around $2 or so for a paperback and $3-$4 for a hardcover, so I'd like to see ebooks that much less than the hard copies. A lot of them are priced reasonably, but there are definitely a lot of ebooks that are priced too high IMO. I don't mind paying $9.99 for a book that is out in paperback, but I see some around $15.99 even after the paperback has been released.
I've been following a lot of the developments in the ebook industry, and basically concluded that the "big 6" publishers, Apple and Amazon are all pretty much evil, while authors and readers get the shaft.
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Which makes sense to me. I am probably strange in that I still love having the "physical" book. They have to offer something to get me to switch so charging more than a paper copy isn't going to do that.