alt Hacker NewsIt's hard to evaluate the cost of a ebook vs physical book without knowing the cut that the author and publisher get of the sales price.
It's hard to evaluate the cost of a ebook vs physical book without knowing the cut that the author and publisher get of the sales price.
Sure you can.
An ebook has zero cost of distribution and no middlemen.
A physical book has to be typeset, printed, shipped to stores, shipped to customers, marketed in store, etc etc etc.
If a physical book is sold for $10 at least half that is printing, distribution and retail.
Like the GP, the price fixing of ebooks at the Dane price as physical books mothers me as well, particularly because physical books can be sold, lent or given away.
The exact same thing happened when CDs launched. They were cheaper to produce than vinyl or cassette very quickly but they sold at a premium for no reason at all.