I don't buy the argument that a physical book has any more inherent
value than an ebook.
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.
Not exact matches
«According to publishers the rate of growth and penetration of
eBooks has slowed with
value penetration estimated to be around 15 % — 18 %, with growth closer to 20 %
than the 100 % we have seen in recent years.»
The books found on the Entourage Student store and
eBook store were higher
than market
value found on other sites such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
Prices can be set at a maximum
value far lower
than the average prices of most competing
ebooks and the lack of a professional marketer can cause many self - published books to be lost among the countless other books for sale on sites like the Amazon Kindle bookstore or Barnes & Noble's online bookstore.
Even though the retail prices of
ebooks are usually lower
than print, the actual dollar
value of
ebook royalties may, surprisingly, be higher!
BUT — I also find better discounts in print
than ebook, so
ebook is NOT always the best
value when it comes from a traditional publishing house.
The focus on sales of
eBook readers is misleading, because the first challenge is to change the book itself, so that it delivers far more
value than the paper edition with which we are familiar.
Several
ebook sales professionals, like Twitter marketing specialist Kelsye Nelson, say that the
value of an
ebook — especially a self - published one — can not be priced higher
than the market worth of the item, and that market
value of
ebooks has dropped.
Last week, one of these articles caught my eye: The newsonomics of 100 products a year — «Newspapers and other publishers are realizing the
value of selling something other
than their primary product to readers — and
ebooks are leading the way.»
500 is a good price first iPhone had a way lower processor and way smaller screen
than ipad and sold for 600 to get a device with a 9 inch screen and can run all iPhone apps be a
ebook reader movie and tv show watcher for 500 is good and the first iPhone had no app store for that 600 dollars either to me this is a great
value for the money
You've found one of the things paper books do better
than ebooks: the impression of
value for money by page size to the browsing buyer.
You're not giving away all the book's key ingredients, but you're definitely providing readers with more
value than they'll find in a typical
ebook sample.
You can't deny the
eBook has less
value than a paperback, and cost less to produce, so please explain to me this thinking — because I don't get it, and as a result, most publishers can rot with their set the price methodology.
So, while an
ebook might have less
value to you
than a physical book, there are definitely specific classes of books (i.e. those that I read as disposable entertainment) for which an
ebook has greater
value to me.
The attractive color LCD touchscreen on the iPad makes it more conducive to activities other
than ebook reading and it would be of
value to assess if the iPad takes off as an
ebook reader in the long - term.
Since I'm essentially renting the content for
ebooks, their
value is much lower to me
than owning a paper copy.
Most reader would
value a lighter weight
ebook reader rather
than one that has longer battery life.
«Slower
than expected growth in English language
ebook markets has resulted in an adjustment in Kobo's long - term
value.
But when
value, rather
than volume, is considered, a different picture emerges: on the estimate that
ebooks sold for an average # 4.35, the Bookseller calculates that digital books earned around # 381.5 m last year, giving a combined print and
ebook total of # 1.9 bn, up 7.1 % on the previous year.
So why shouldn't a writer who can offer a special type of
value and organize that information in an interesting and inspiring way charge whatever people will pay to access that niche information, even if it's more
than the $ 9.99 price point of most
ebooks?