Yes, Amazon is capable of PoD. But most books are not printed by Amazon, they come from big name publishers. And big bookstores even charge a "stock" fee. Al

Yes, Amazon is capable of PoD. But most books are not printed by Amazon, they come from big name publishers. And big bookstores even charge a "stock" fee. All these quickly drive up the price of a paperbacks (or hardcovers). None of these apply for ebooks though. I don't know how much "book layouts" cost, but I doubt they are such a big factor to drive up the ebooks cost.