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Content has always been free. Before the days of zero-cost copying, we were paying for the actually hard copy; it's still common for physical books to cost more
by BerislavLopac 4y ago
Content has always been free. Before the days of zero-cost copying, we were paying for the actually hard copy; it's still common for physical books to cost more based on the quality of paper and binding, illustrations etc.
- account42 4y ago> it's still common for physical books to cost more based on the quality of paper and binding, illustrations etc. Is the increased price usually actually due to the increased production cost or is this just good old price discrimination?
- BerislavLopac 4y agoProbably both, but it doesn't really matter: if the content is exactly (or even mostly) the same, obviously it's only the production value that justifies the price difference.