Two questions: (1) Why would you even care about selling your books to libraries, much less their lower -
priced digital versions?
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry announced that «One of the key highlights of the policy include promoting online readership by
pricing the digital version of the publication at 75 % of the price of printed version.
Again, for me, that's too much, especially since VIZ Media, the company that makes the English version of Shonen Jump,
prices their digital versions below physical versions.
Not exact matches
You will receive one hardcover copy of «Foundr
Version 1.0» + one digital version of «Foundr Version 1.0» (EPUB or PDF) at a DISCOUNTED
Version 1.0» + one
digital version of «Foundr Version 1.0» (EPUB or PDF) at a DISCOUNTED
version of «Foundr
Version 1.0» (EPUB or PDF) at a DISCOUNTED
Version 1.0» (EPUB or PDF) at a DISCOUNTED
PRICE!
The
digital version,
priced at $ 29.99, includes the base game with the DLC available separately on the eShop.
All disc
versions of Lady and the Tramp: Signature Collection are now available on Amazon — the Multi-Screen Edition set (Blu - ray, DVD and
digital copy) is currently
priced at $ 23.99, the Limited Edition Blu - ray Steelbook at $ 41.75, and the Storybook Edition (which also includes a 32 - page storybook) at $ 41.80.
No
price was given, but Pets will be released in North America solely on the PlayStation Store, while Europe receives a retail and
digital version of the game.
A standard DVD
version will be
priced at $ 19.99 SRP, a single - disc Blu - ray will cost $ 24.99 SRP and a two - disc BD / DVD /
Digital Copy set will run for $ 29.99 SRP.
However, since it would be difficult to sell the physical
version with the same
price as
digital, we've prepared something as additional values to compensate the
price hike, which turns out to be new characters and the Encore Mode.
Sega confirmed that owners of the game's original
digital version can pay for an unlock of the Plus content, though the company was not ready to confirm a
price.
2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen (Separate Pan & Scan
Version Released) Dolby
Digital 5.1 (English, French, Spanish) Subtitles: English, Spanish Closed Captioned Release Date: April 20, 2004 Single - sided, dual - layered disc (DVD - 9) Suggested Retail
Price: $ 29.99 THX - Certified; Black Keepcase
The
prices are for the
digital version of the game on the PlayStation Store as of yesterday.
The
prices are for the
digital version of the game on the Xbox Marketplace as of yesterday.
STREET DATE: November 1, 2005 Suggested retail
price: $ 29.99 (DVD) Rated: «G» Run times: 47 minutes (Theatrical
version) 99 minutes (Extended
version) DVD aspect ratio: Both
versions 1.78:1 enhanced for 16x9 TV screens DVD Sound: Dolby ®
Digital 5.1 Surround Sound DVD Language: English audio; French audio French, Spanish subtitles
The PS4
version will cost $ 30, whereas the Switch
version is expected to retail for about $ 40, a fair
price considering the $ 25 cost of the
digital edition of the game and the combined $ 14 cost of the DLC.
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen (Fullscreen
Version Available Separately) Dolby
Digital 5.1 (English, French) Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Closed Captioned Release Date: December 14, 2004 Single - sided, dual - layered disc (DVD - 9) Suggested Retail
Price: $ 29.99 White Keepcase
But at $ 20
digital and $ 30 physical for current gen and $ 30
digital and $ 40 physical for next gen
version, this prologue comes at quite a steep
price rate.
Also, the store suffers from similar problems that Sony had when other PlayStation titles offered up physical and
digital versions: Physical games can be
priced competitively, but its rare to see the same treatment in the online store.
If you're interested in buying
digital versions of your games, a Totally Digital sale is currently ongoing on the PlayStation Store, which might bump some prices down even f
digital versions of your games, a Totally
Digital sale is currently ongoing on the PlayStation Store, which might bump some prices down even f
Digital sale is currently ongoing on the PlayStation Store, which might bump some
prices down even further.
Renting a
digital version of textbooks on a Kindle for a month can save students as much as 80 percent of the
price of buying the works, according to Amazon Kindle vice president Dave Limp.
Random House, whose
price increase on
digital versions of its titles for library lending, reiterated what can be great news for libraries, mainly that when a library purchases an ebook for lending to its patrons, that book is the property of the library.
Even though Kindle
digital versions are usually about half the
price of paperback books, especially after shipping, people still love to read traditional books.
Why buy
digital manga that release weeks after the pbook
versions and for almost the same
price?
OK, welcome to this week's puzzlement: Despite its hefty
price tag of $ 5.99 for a single issue (with, admittedly, a lot of bonus content), Miracleman does not come with a download code for a free
digital version, something that has become pretty standard with Marvel comics.
Value
priced: Jason Thompson was the editor of the manga magazine Shonen Jump back when it was a monthly magazine on paper and cost $ 4.95 for 250 pages, so the first thing he notes about the new
digital version is that at $ 25 for 48 issues, it's a much better deal.
That gives Apple more
price flexibility, and should hopefully avoid absurd situations where the
digital version costs much more than the paperback.
At this
price point, this puts it in line with several of Kodansha Comics»
digital versions of some of their oversized manga volumes (like Descending Stories and Kigurumi Guardians which I used to display the eOneBook size).
The discounted
version must be at least 50 % of the original
digital list
price.
I've written previously about the work of book industry veterans and Harvard Business School professors in examining
pricing scenarios for
digital versions of books.
We find one deal that nets the bare drive
version of Windows 8, for the same
price as Microsoft's
digital - download upgrade.
Publishers fought and won the ability to raise eBook
prices, sometimes charging as much for
digital copies as hardcover print
versions.
Online retail titan Amazon.com and bookselling giant Barnes & Noble dueled Tuesday for the devotion of
digital book lovers with bargain -
priced versions of their popular electronic readers.
But the shortsightedness of publishers falling fast for the Agency plan is that they actually think that if they keep e-books away from the customers by either delays or
pricing, that customers will go to hardcovers or pay the 50 % higher
price for a
digital version.
The app has been
priced at $ 0.99 a week and will be part of a new push subscription feature introduced by Apple and will involve iTunes doing the recurring billing automatically for the
digital version of the periodical.
In many cases the hardcover is actually cheaper than the
digital version and this is primarily due to predatory
pricing.
Amazon won and everyone who buys a
digital book expects the
price to be a) cheaper than the print
version and b) inexpensive in general.
At a time when many customers are making decisions with one hand on their wallets, academic presses are looking to stoke interest in their electronic
versions by offering
digital rentals for a reduced
price.
If students will be paying the same
price for the
digital version as they would have to for a brand - new print edition of the same book while knowing that there is no option to purchase a used text or to resell the texts later, where is the incentive to go paperless?
In recent years, the comic industry has been adapting to new demand for
digital versions of their comics (although print is still a viable option), which has led to companies creating numerous platforms with some key differences in
pricing for customer, payout to creators, editing and submission process, philosophy, and degree of involvement.
It's a nice mix - and - match for the
price of two
digital versions.
The fact that the Zon knows how to
price ebooks (a lesson the publishing industry has yet to learn, despite their
digital sales dropping last year) and that is to keep
prices low, really shows that is something the average
digital reader expects... you lower that even further... a $ 2.99 ebook sells for $.99 and that is the
version they will purchase, imho...
It would make the back catalog worthless because unless you offer to cut your asking
price dramatically, the «used»
digital version would outsell even the altered
versions... plus that writers would have to continuously focus on adding material to older works, would diminish their capacity for creating new work.
Dark Horse is now releasing all its comics simultaneously in
digital and print formats, although some of the
digital comics are
priced higher than the print
versions due to Apple's
pricing policies.
And if we (Hammock will be in the
digital content media creation for «pad» devices) are to succeed in this arena, publishers also have to convince the audience that the value of the content is roughly equivalent to the value of a paper magazine without the cost of paper and distribution (if the publishers try to keep those costs in the
digital version, this is a non-starter: Kindle proved lots of
price - point debates on that front).
If the
price is too steep for you, and you have some way to enjoy
digital comics, give some thought to picking up
digital versions of the series.
i liked the comment too about having a print
version to add value to the
price of the
digital; i have a couple of audio
versions of some of my short collections, and they do (relatively) well
Mr. Turvey said that Google would probably allow publishers to charge consumers the same
price for
digital editions as they do for new hardcover
versions.
Never mind developing a common
digital playing field with their Japanese rivals, Japanese publishers can't even play ball with their American licensing partners: Square Enix's online manga store sells VIZ and Yen Press
versions of Square Enix titles like Fullmetal Alchemist and Black Butler, using VIZ and Yen's translations, for half the
price of the still - in - print print editions.
Second, while the Kindle Fire may target other forms of
digital media, look at the rest of the Kindle product line announced last week: multiple print - only
versions, with upgrades and lower
prices.
Publishing Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson talks at length about market share, the economics of creator - owned comics, fallout from the prolonged legal battle between Todd McFarlane and Neil Gaiman, and retailer concerns about simultaneous print and
digital release of The Walking Dead: ``... I was honestly a little thrown by the sheer amount of invective generated by the day - and - date release of a single Image
digital title, sold at exactly the same
price point as the print
version of the book.