* Posts by midders

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UK probes ebook pricing

midders

You get blu-ray and DVD dual media films, why not dual media books?

Surely if you buy a physical book, you have also bought the rights to read the material printed in it, so a licence for the ebook should be included with the purchase of the paper book. The vast majority of the cost of a physical book goes on printing, transport and distribution or ends up in the publisher's pocket with very little going to the author, so surely the cost of an ebook should be much less than that of a physical book. If you want to cut down piracy then stop being so greedy and charge a reasonable and representative amount for an ebook; I would suggest £2-£3.