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> often more than the cost of the physical book (which is usually less than a dollar). Is that "less than a dollar per physical book" or "less than a dollar re
by politician 14y ago
> often more than the cost of the physical book (which is usually less than a dollar).
Is that "less than a dollar per physical book" or "less than a dollar regardless of the number of physical books" ?
- travisp 14y agoPer book obviously. But, ebooks are often (but not always) discounted more than a dollar off the price of the physical book, while their total costs often end up being similar. Even for ebooks priced exactly at their physical counterpart prices (and ignoring that the total costs may actually be approximately identical), people aren't complaining that ebooks should be 80 cents cheaper, they are complaining that they should be significantly cheaper, which the economics of producing an ebook does not allow.
- politician 14y agoSo, even though physical books have a per-unit cost greater than zero and ebooks have a per-unit cost approaching zero, the total costs often end up being similar? I'm struggling to understand how that's possible.