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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 7777087" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>I don't mind paying for both a print book and an ebook (rather than getting the ebook for free, bundled with the print). The ebook adds extra value, so, paying an extra cost is fine by me. Publishers who bundle a free ebook with a print-book purchase is also fine, of course, but shouldn't be seen as the default or industry standard. Most of the "big players" don't, except for Paizo, and Paizo only if you purchase through their webstore at full MSRP.</p><p></p><p>I also don't mind paying the same price for an ebook as for the print book, as really, despite the medium, it's the same product. "Print costs" are part of a publisher's pricing calculus, but don't really determine overall MSRP.</p><p></p><p>When publishers do discount or bundle ebooks, it can be an awesome deal, and I'm all for that! But complaining about price is just . . . . weak, especially with the "armchair publisher" arguments we hear so often. </p><p></p><p>As a consumer, the higher the price means the more I have to perceived balance value vs. my willingness/ability to pay, and the higher the price the more likely I'll pass. But that's true for anything, analog or digital. I have no problem with fans saying, that product doesn't offer enough value for the price for me, but just complaining that the pricing is somehow a moral wrong or something . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 7777087, member: 18182"] I don't mind paying for both a print book and an ebook (rather than getting the ebook for free, bundled with the print). The ebook adds extra value, so, paying an extra cost is fine by me. Publishers who bundle a free ebook with a print-book purchase is also fine, of course, but shouldn't be seen as the default or industry standard. Most of the "big players" don't, except for Paizo, and Paizo only if you purchase through their webstore at full MSRP. I also don't mind paying the same price for an ebook as for the print book, as really, despite the medium, it's the same product. "Print costs" are part of a publisher's pricing calculus, but don't really determine overall MSRP. When publishers do discount or bundle ebooks, it can be an awesome deal, and I'm all for that! But complaining about price is just . . . . weak, especially with the "armchair publisher" arguments we hear so often. As a consumer, the higher the price means the more I have to perceived balance value vs. my willingness/ability to pay, and the higher the price the more likely I'll pass. But that's true for anything, analog or digital. I have no problem with fans saying, that product doesn't offer enough value for the price for me, but just complaining that the pricing is somehow a moral wrong or something . . . [/QUOTE]
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