I also think a professionally-produced ebook still costs the same to write, edit, revise, proofread, advertise, promote, make cover art for, get reviewed by lawyers for potentially-libelous content.
Your local library is also paying more for ebooks since agency pricing was implemented. Very early on, publishers realized that e-books do not have as much legal protections as physical books do, because they are considered a service and not a product. The Toronto Public Library have been providing some very illuminating figures that really drive home how expensive ebooks really are.
Interested in checking out the new David Baldacci novel The Escape? Good e-Reader recently conducted research and polled over 1, people on ebook pricing. Publishers do not report on ebook sales anymore during their financial report. I reread books I like a lot but can no longer read hard copy books because I am legally blind. The prices are just too high on disability pay. And borrowing from a library is not the answer, as most of the genres I like to read are not available from the library.
I also agree that the ebook prices are high. However they are still cheaper than new large print books and readers can get ebooks right away on the first day of publication. I am legally blind vision impaired too. This is a special site where users need to prove they have a print disability such as blindness or low vision in order to have access.
Bookshare books can also be read aloud using screen reader software. I use Bookshare often, and it is a great resource to get many popular titles in a format that I can easily read.
Hope this helps! Amazon sells new release for less profit, with the understanding that they are Amazon and will sell more than the rest of the world. Ebook prices are set by the publisher. Amazon actually shot itself in the foot with this just a little bit because of the not being able to share the books. Bottom line is that many voracious readers will pay for the product.
While I grumble about the pricing as much as anyone, I have books on my Kindle with no end in site. I far prefer reading on my Kindle, so I pay for the luxury. I know the manga company which sells drm-free digital copies cheaper than physical. I prefer not to mention the name because of the nsfw content. Library Genesis and torrent sites and these sites would not exist ebooks were priced fairly. Comments If they want to sell it to me, then it has to be cheaper than paper.
They should be cheaper. Lower cost of production. Cannot loan or resell. So cheaper on the make side, less value on the finished, same license and editorial costs. And somehow we think it should cost the same or more than a physical product? They should definitely cost less than paper. It is obvious much cheaper for ebook, how does free economy correct for this?
Probably we would be in about the same place. Ironically, by winning when it comes to ebook pricing, publishing seems to have hurt its ability to convince readers that print books are worth spending money on. In this new market, high ebook prices make it harder than ever for young authors in particular to survive. Self-published authors, meanwhile, are flourishing.
The big trade publishers, he says, have a monopoly too. For Sagers, the solution to the ebooks problem was not to let publishers fix prices to prevent an Amazon ebook monopoly. He thinks that instead, the government should have prosecuted everyone involved. The answer is to sue both of them. Ingram now faces virtually zero retail competition.
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Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Publishers hoped that iBooks would do for books what iTunes did for music. Publishers agreed to the deal. You don't have to buy an e-reader to read e-books. You can just use your laptop, an Apple iPad or other tablet device, or even a phone app.
E-books may omit some of the traditional costs of publishing, but it imposes other costs. Added technology costs involve formatting the e-book so that various electronic devices and browsers can properly download and store the book.
Smaller publishers and independent authors have more leeway with pricing, but they still have many of the same costs. They must give a percentage of their e-book sales to the online distributor, and unless they are graphic designers, they must hire an illustrator to create their cover art. Most independent authors have to hire someone to convert their books into e-book format.
Plus, they still have the marketing and promotional costs that are required to get their books noticed. However, e-books are overall lower in cost to produce, and that is typically reflected in their lower price than print editions. Association of American Publishers. David Derrico. Printed Books. School Library Journal. Tech Stocks. Lifestyle Advice. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data.
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