![]() |
#31 | |
Bookaholic
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 14,391
Karma: 54969924
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Minnesota
Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +
|
Quote:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...39166239&itm=1 |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#32 |
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 14
Karma: 476338
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Surrey, UK
Device: Google Nexus 7, Kobo Touch, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Elonex EB500
|
Interestingly i just read this article where Sony's general manager for content and services development has said that eBook prices need to come down.
|
![]() |
![]() |
Advert | |
|
![]() |
#33 |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 2,549
Karma: 3799999
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA
Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3
|
I was recently looking at an ebook, and they wanted $26.95, same price as the hard cover, I am at borders a day later with my girlfriend, and on display, they a stack of the book paperbacks for not even half that.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#35 |
Guru
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 787
Karma: 1575310
Join Date: Jul 2009
Device: Moon+ Pro
|
It's basic business management. Your various sales channels have different costs. Selling directly is the cheapest while selling via a multi-layer distribution channel (publisher to wholesaler to regional distributor to bookstore) is the most expensive since every level needs to make a profit.
But, if you base your sales price purely on the cost you end up losing your more expensive sales channels-and the sales you make via those channels, of course. I don't think any publisher wants to reduce sales in order to keep the price low, so what they do is adjust *their* sale price to the different channels in an attempt to keep the price to the end consumer roughly the same. Assuming you can justify a $27 price for a hardcover book in the first place (questionable IMO, but certainly not uncommon) then good business practice demands that the price be approximately $27 regardless of the channel, as long as your hardcover sales hold up. Yes, the basic motivation is greed-but greed is the basic motivation of all businesses. At least all successful businesses. Given that the rest (equalizing the price regardless of channel) is reasonable. And even with all of that, many practices still make no sense to me. What that tells me is that not all publishers (or business managers in other fields, for that matter) are rational. I've seen too many cases where it's obvious that nobody bothered to think about what was being done. And that's particularly true in customer service. (Ever visit a tech support site that starts by asking what your level of experience is and then continues by giving you the type of instructions that they'd give to the person completely unfamiliar with their product, even if you told them you were an expert with it?) |
![]() |
![]() |
Advert | |
|
![]() |
#36 | |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 4,293
Karma: 529619
Join Date: May 2007
Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG
|
Quote:
Right now what they're doing is charging the same price (or more) for the cheap channel as the expensive channel. That means their profits are a lot higher. That's great for the company, but the consumer is getting ripped off. Last edited by Shaggy; 08-28-2009 at 01:00 PM. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#37 |
Enthusiast
![]() Posts: 38
Karma: 10
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: cybook
|
I'm used to waiting for the paper back to buy, I very rarley would buy hard backs. I objected to the big paper back before the normal size one that happened with some books.
A lot of ebooks I read are lower in price because they have been out longer. But I have found Harper Collins ebook store which on some ebooks a sort of reasonable but you have to pay your local tax. I think the more I buy using a publishes ebook site the more they will catch on to the growing interest in ebooks. http://www.harpercollinsebooks.co.uk/ becky |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#38 | |
Member Retired
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 3,308
Karma: 13024950
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Augsburg (near Munich), Germany
Device: 26 Readers, 44 Tablets
|
Quote:
Huge differences, depending on the formats. The major players clearly dominating the market. It may make sense, to consider the following calculation: ![]() Amazon Kindle 2 = $ 299. If you save $ 10 on average per book and read 1 eBook per week, Kindle 2 after half a year will have paid for itself. You can strip DRM from Amazon's eBooks and -if needed to- can use them on your other reader(s). That's one of the reasons why I've got various readers. Very often, I simply don't find all eBooks I'd like to purchase in every format. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#39 |
Bada Bing
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 146
Karma: 504
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Device: Sony Reader PRS-600
|
There is no "material" involved in e-books and very little overhead "server storage." They have no excuse for selling them at ridiculous costs. For example, I like to buy Brill books when I can because they have some very central volumes for my work. They cost on average over $100 a volume and they go and charge the same price for their e-book versions. It makes me so mad.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#40 | |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,451
Karma: 1550000
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Maryland, USA
Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE
|
Quote:
-- Bill |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#41 | |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 4,293
Karma: 529619
Join Date: May 2007
Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG
|
Quote:
There's no reason they need to be making (significantly) higher profits on eBooks, other than greed. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#42 | |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,451
Karma: 1550000
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Maryland, USA
Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE
|
Quote:
For a variety of reasons, companies, particularly publicly traded companies, have to do everything they can to maximize their profits. And yes it is greed, and that is how capitalism works. -- Bill |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#44 |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 4,293
Karma: 529619
Join Date: May 2007
Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG
|
True, but you still have to sell at a price that consumers are willing to pay. I don't think the market (demand) for eBooks is really going to grow while Publishers are charging the same (or often more) compared to the paper book.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Book prices, Ebook prices - Value | stustaff | News | 78 | 12-16-2011 07:33 PM |
UK ebook prices | BooksOnBowser | General Discussions | 10 | 06-21-2010 04:49 AM |
Insane test | JeffElkins | Lounge | 10 | 06-20-2008 07:09 AM |
ebook prices HC to PB can be a problem | JSWolf | News | 6 | 12-03-2007 11:29 AM |
eBook prices | Cybermynd | News | 10 | 09-05-2007 12:39 AM |