Comments on: Death Of A Business Model: Part Deux

By: Death Of A Business Model Part Three | The Naughty Bits

Death Of A Business Model Part Three | The Naughty Bits — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:55:32 +0000

[...] have we not heard this whole thing before recently? You know the whole “They are discounting our hardcovers stop them Mr. Government Policeman!” even over in other countries. Oh and the other thing they want to do is delay eBooks while they try [...]

By: Letters on Pages

Letters on Pages — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:45:47 +0000

I agree completely. I think the people complaining about this (mostly the publishers) have the same mindset as the newspaper industry. They are afraid of changing the status quo.

I NEVER buy new books…If I buy a book at all it is at half price books. Otherwise I go to the library. But if these books are $10…well…maybe I will buy those.

Selling 1 book at $10 is FAR better than selling 0 books at $25!

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:30:06 +0000

and honestly, if a book is under $10 I would go and buy another one. Buy 2 books for $20 but not 2 books for $40.

Didn’t I hear that Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol was priced very low and in HC? And that book has been #1 for over a month.

By: TeddyPig

TeddyPig — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:09:31 +0000

Totally agree Katiebabs and I believe Harlequin does not do the big big multi-million dollar payouts either but come closer to the ePublisher model.

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:49:37 +0000

Um, but mass market paperback has been selling for under $8. And look at Harlequin, the kings of the category and everything paperback. They have done outstanding this year and made a profit, so that quote about CNET is a bit off.