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After I broke down the costs very clearly, showing why there are more expenses than just the printing which are saved with ebooks - and the real-world issue of
by jaysonelliot 16y ago
After I broke down the costs very clearly, showing why there are more expenses than just the printing which are saved with ebooks - and the real-world issue of sunk costs which go into ebooks and paperbacks - you still insisted on claiming that the only savings would be the printing costs.
The only thing you seem to have read was the numbers and the word profit.
What, exactly, do you think you said that wasn't considered?
- jrockway 16y agoWhat I mean to say: OK, thanks for the breakdown. But the breakdown of current costs don't necessarily mean they are going to stay that way forever. The one thing that's constant is that the author needs to be compensated for his work in creating the book. From there, he can just self-publish his word document or whatever. No marketing, no editors, no overhead. Now if you account for the cost of paper to print that book out, it ends up not being very much. Therefore, it's pointless to want an ebook for less than a printed book. You're paying for the author, not paying for the paper.