I don't begrudge the producers or the author a
reasonable profit. Nor did I suggest at any point in my previous posts that books should be given away free. That would be quite ridiculous.
No one would fund a project if there wasn't any money in it. No publisher would advance any money to an author for a title that would sell for next to nothing. So part of the cost of a book (or software) is the money it took to produce it in the first place, i.e the advance (or R&D monies).
Of course not. That goes without saying. But don't forget that with most e-books the author and publisher has already gotten a very nice reward with the publication of the hardback and paperback, which offsets the production costs. And then some.
It seems just a little greedy to expect the same return yet again when the book is released as an e-book. Especially considering that there's very little product for the money.
LabRat
