I am also disappointed that Kindle and other eBook costs are not much lower than printed books. BTW, my wife and I were talking about how differently Amazon run

I am also disappointed that Kindle and other eBook costs are not much lower than printed books. BTW, my wife and I were talking about how differently Amazon runs Audible and Kindle. While it is true that Amazon extracts $30/month from us for two Audible accounts, Audible gives away an amazing number of free Amazon Original branded audio books for members. These are often short books or experimental stuff, but often very good. We also get access to each other’s paid-for audio books. Contrast this to Kindle where we can’t freely read each other’s book purchases. We try to use other platforms like Google Play Books that enable family sharing. I have my own take on the publishing industry. I started by writing ten books for conventional publishers like Springer Verlag, McGraw Hill, etc. I ended up self publishing my own eBooks, for free or people can pay me. I earn much more money doing technical work than writing, and I enjoy maximizing interaction with people reading my books, so I think that I have reached a global maximum strategy for myself.