(please see the article below first) The article goes on to explain that the digital price increases are the result of a decision made by six of the largest pubishers who banded together to set their own concsumer e-book prices. Because e books are instantaneous, portable, searchable and take minimal storage space, their value has increased - thus justifying the price increase. To read the full article, visit http://www.chicagotribune.com
Article appeared December 15, 2011, and can be found under business/technology
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Thanks, Barbara,for such interesting and useful info and observation! Now more people can buy e reader which is good! And they can download our books for free!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barbara,for such interesting and useful info and observation! Now more people can buy e reader which is good! And they can download our books for free!
ReplyDeleteBarbara, Thanks for the informative tidbit. Here is a classic case of supply and demand. E-readers will defenitly be popular in the future due to all of their qualities. I am optimistic that prices will drop as the hype diminishes. I think the big question consumers face is which e-reader they will bring in to their daily lives based on their needs and wants or will they get stuck with a bunch of different "gadgets." We live in an exciting world where technology options abound.
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