Am I «devaluing» a book if I choose to wait for the mass market paperback, which is often 5 times
less than the hardback?
Not exact matches
$ 30 for a
hardback that cost
less than $ 3 to print.
Do you think being published in ebook format is any
less exciting
than being published in a real physical book, be it
hardback or mass market paperback?
But, according to this article in the Wall Street Journal, there are book publishers who are pushing back on the notion of releasing an eBook version of a new book for a price any
less than the retail price of the same book's
hardback version.
It's
less expensive
than a
hardback for the consumer, and it's way easier.
There's no reason for an ebook to cost more
than a paperback, much
less more
than a
hardback.
When you can buy Ken Follett's latest in
hardback for
less than the Kindle price, I'll go with paper and ink every time.
The shop floors are dotted with waist - high stacks of
hardbacks and coffee table books priced
less than the cost of the round - trip bus fare or petrol it took to get you there.
I know in these discussions people always talk about the reduced cost of production of eBooks is
less than for
hardback books and as you say its not really relevant but what is (in my view) is the rights associated with the purchase.
You realize that's
less than 10 % of the cover price of a trade
hardback and about 5 % of the cover price of a mass market paperback in the USA?