Comments on: RWA Gets It (Almost) Right https://booksquare.com/rwa-gets-it-almost-right/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=rwa-gets-it-almost-right Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Clive Warner https://booksquare.com/rwa-gets-it-almost-right/#comment-166134 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:57:03 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2007/07/12/2462/#comment-166134 It’s strange to me that e-books have this “downmarket, vanity” style image when another form of book that’s equally electronic, the Audio Book, doesn’t attract that stigma. And I note that the market for audiobooks is increasing while that for print is decreasing.

]]> By: Nonny https://booksquare.com/rwa-gets-it-almost-right/#comment-166112 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:36:15 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2007/07/12/2462/#comment-166112 …several representatives from publishing houses noted that e-books are simply not achieving the market share that was anticipated.

Gee. Maybe this is because e-books from NY publishing houses tend to be overpriced? Often, the e-books are the same price as the print books or only slightly discounted. I’ve seen e-books of hardcover releases priced at $20. Sorry, but who in their right mind is going to pay that?

I’m sure there are other factors, but pricing is a major one for e-book readers.

]]> By: Monica Burns https://booksquare.com/rwa-gets-it-almost-right/#comment-166096 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:19:13 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2007/07/12/2462/#comment-166096 Terrific POST!! Succinct and too the point.

]]> By: Gina Black https://booksquare.com/rwa-gets-it-almost-right/#comment-166093 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:32:06 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2007/07/12/2462/#comment-166093 I blogged about this, but you said it much better than I did. 🙂

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