On 09/11/10 15:40, Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 9 November 2010 13:13, pmgazz<pmg...@gmx.co.uk> wrote: > >> Most of all, I'd love to know how it is that digital book production and >> distribution - which has to be much cheaper than print surely - wants £16 >> per copyrighted book when I can get a print copy physically mailed to me for >> less than 25% of that price? Well, I mean, if you don't want people to steal >> stuff . . . >> >> Paula >> >> > Most of the costs are not down to distribution and printing (think > editing, marketing, copy-editing, artwork, etc., etc.). Also, there > are economies of scale that bring the price of physical books down. So > the actual differential is much smaller than you'd expect. There can > also be differences in the contract with the author that affect the > price of the digital copy. > > I agree that the example you quoted is extreme though. The price > *should* be about the same. > > > Cofion/Regards, > Neil. > > All the editing etc has to be done for the print copy anyway, and an e book has none of the costs of physical book. Such as distribution, handling, printing, staffing the shop, pulping the ones that don't sell! E books should be considerably cheaper, only trouble is the book world is scared stiff of them.
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