The fee is higher than, for instance, for Kindle Unlimited, because audiobooks are more
expensive than ebooks.
Not surprising that audiobooks are more
expensive than ebooks.
It seems kind of obvious why audiobooks are more
expensive than ebooks, given the fact that audiobooks require studio time, editing, voice talent, etc..
My novels run long, which means my trade paperbacks have always been a lot more
expensive than the ebooks.
Ebooks released along with hardbacks or trades are going to be more
expensive than ebooks released along with mass market.
Frequently even months and years after a book's release, the paperback is less
expensive than the ebook.
If Amazon wins, legacy paper will be more
expensive than the ebook version.
Not exact matches
In practical terms, this means that many traditionally published
eBooks are more
expensive than their paper counterparts.
This is why a new
ebook almost costs as much as a hardcover and is normally more
expensive than a paperback.
My rights shouldn't be worse with
ebooks / emusic
than with physical copies, especially when they are almost as
expensive, and sometimes more
expensive.
It has more useful features
than the more
expensive readers on the market, and I'm not tied to one source of
ebooks.
Most comments agreed with my thoughts:
Ebooks should be less
expensive than paper books because -LSB-...]
On the other hand, I've heard people on various blogs complaining about finding situations where the
ebook is actually more
expensive than the corresponding print copy.
Also the typesetting process is different for print books
than ebooks and is much more
expensive.
I think setting a minimum price is a better answer
than anything at the high end because I don't think many people will sell very
expensive ebooks.
I've seen examples on Amazon where the
ebooks are actually MORE
EXPENSIVE than new paper copies (primarily with trade paperbacks).
Not only is it easier and less
expensive to buy
ebooks, but I far prefer reading on my Kindle Paperwhite
than reading paperbacks and hard covers.
Michael, it may be true that Penguin's
eBooks are much less
expensive than Random House's titles, but Random House gives the libraries permanent access to its titles, while Penguin is essentially renting the
eBooks to libraries for a year.
It used to be that to get your book in the right format for ebookstores and print - on - demand and make it look good, you needed an
ebook developer (different and potentially more
expensive than a Web developer — here's why) plus a graphic designer for your interior book file.
They tend to read really fast and a lot of books, so because the
eBook tends to be a little less
expensive than the actual paperback or hardcover of the book, they can actually consume the content at a faster rate and you know get their fill of all their favorite authors.
As
ebooks are usually less
expensive than print editions, it should be fairly obvious that
ebooks would fare better.
Enhanced
ebooks were called into question because too often they are built by a team with an
expensive vision, rather
than as a response to what consumers would like to experience.
Of course, that would probably be even more
expensive, you would have to download apps that may or may not be as good (I have yet to find any tablet apps that work better
than a native
ebook reader, but maybe they exist), and you would still have the exact same warranty that you're complaining about.
Frequently a new
ebook will be more
expensive than the hardcover or paperback.
That is somewhat shortsighted... MOST good writers are publishing in
ebook format simply because they KNOW that it is less
expensive than publishing print books, and that a well produced and easy to use format is LESS likely to be pirated..
These days it is a regular occurance for
eBooks from the major publishing houses to be more
expensive than the paper novels.
Given the fact that it's much more difficult and
expensive to produce a paperback version
than an
ebook, you may find yourself wondering whether it's worth the trouble to produce a print version at all.
App books are probably a little less
expensive than they should be for what readers get in the interactivity; certainly
ebooks should be cheaper
than the static book since there are no printing and shipping costs.»
With its outrageous download fees for
ebooks (megabyte for megabyte, over five times more
expensive than Verizon cell phone data charges) and the low royalty it pays on books outside a narrow price range ($ 2.99 - 9.99), Amazon is probably earning double the profits on
ebooks as competitors such as Apple or various national
ebook retailers.
Apple is the only company to sell
eBooks directly through their app, but they tend to be more 20 % more
expensive than their rivals.
Look, little boys and girls —
Ebooks are now much more
expensive than paper books.
Some probably will have better features, but the odds are they will be more
expensive than the DX just because Amazon can afford to sell their devices for a lot less because they sell so many
ebooks.
Unfortunately, the
ebooks were more
expensive than I usually care to pay.
It also makes thematic sense, as
eBook lovers from way back were more likely to rock a Palm Pilot or similar PDA
than one of the early, prohibitively
expensive eReaders.
Cuvilier and his team admit that
ebooks in France are far more
expensive than in the US.
I've purchased over a hundred books since they changed the pricing and almost all of them were more
expensive for the the
ebook than the discounted hardcover or paperback.
Well apparently formatting is so hard and
expensive that tradpub needs to charge more for a
ebook than a paperback....
But rather
than kicking the Sony, if you look at the Nook, while it does appear to have one advantage over the Kindle, the support for an external USB drive, it doesn't have good pricing on its books (Amazon is consistently less
expensive) and the nook doesn't appear to offer as good a collection based on searches at B&N
ebook and Amazon Kindle.
And academic
ebooks are as
expensive or more
than regular books, so I don't see the savings yet.
«
Ebooks should be more expensive than they are, more than print books — a lot more,» said Luby, adding that ebooks are relatively cheap because publishers and retailers don't properly explain their benefits, namely, conven
Ebooks should be more
expensive than they are, more
than print books — a lot more,» said Luby, adding that
ebooks are relatively cheap because publishers and retailers don't properly explain their benefits, namely, conven
ebooks are relatively cheap because publishers and retailers don't properly explain their benefits, namely, convenience.
It's not as bright and painful to look at as a lit - up LCD, nor as kludgy as an
ebook reader with a light attachment, and at $ 139 it's no more
expensive than the ad - free Kindle Touch.
If paper books are so
expensive due to printing, ink, distribution etc etc then
ebooks should be less
expensive than paper books, not more.
That also makes tablets a better value
than ebook readers, especially when you consider the fact tablets aren't very much more
expensive than E Ink
ebook readers.
One day it occurred to me how much cheaper it is to buy
ebooks where I am, rather
than the more
expensive paperback.
There's also cases where publishers have not dropped
ebook prices after the paperback comes out, making the
ebook significantly more
expensive than paper.
Ebooks may not take up any room, and genre fiction can be less
expensive than hardcover books, but library budgets have shrunk.
And there are some amazing possibilities of getting books into schools where it could be less
expensive to provide
ebooks and ereaders
than [print] books.»
I don't buy this notion that
ebooks are more
expensive to produce
than print books.
As for other E Ink - based
ebook alternatives, the Kobo Glo HD offers similar sharp fonts with a screen that matches the resolution of the new Paperwhite and the Voyage — plus it's waterproof — but it's slightly more
expensive than the Paperwhite and lacks Amazon's winning
ebook ecosystem.
you can get other android - based
ebook readers but they're all way more
expensive than the nook glowlight plus.