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Re:Why do ebooks cost so much? by coliveira on Sunday January 16, 2011 @07:31PM (#2110781)
If you are a publisher, and have all the trouble to get and edited book into publication, why would you give the option of unedited book like you mention? It would be just like creating your own competition.
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Re:Why do ebooks cost so much? by rmc on Monday January 17, 2011 @04:28AM (#2111682)
Market Segmentation. You can charge a really cheap price for the unedited one. It'll be the bargin basement cheap version. People who wouldn't buy the €10 one will buy a €2 one. People who can afford €10 will buy a fancy edited one and feel superior.
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Re:Why do ebooks cost so much? by pbhjpbhj on Sunday January 16, 2011 @10:02PM (#2111057)
>It would be just like creating your own competition.

I guess director's cuts of DVDs create more overall profit? Why not the same for a book?

However, my main thought was that if the original sells better one could consider ditching a costly full-edit and simply having it sub-edited or even skip to proofreading only.

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