Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails
I've never read any of her books. Wanted to see what one was like. And I figured it would be fairly cheap since they're so old. So it's just the publisher trying to cash in on the iPad?
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iBook store vs Kindle Store - Price and Availability
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Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails
I've never read any of her books. Wanted to see what one was like. And I figured it would be fairly cheap since they're so old. So it's just the publisher trying to cash in on the iPad?
And if you don't let them set the price they walk.
Basically. Head to the library!
Simple fix: Don't buy them.
If sales are slow enough, the price will slowly come down, just like iPhone Apps.
If they set the price so high that it's unlikely anyone is going to buy their work, what's the point of them being there anyway?
Maybe they're hoping to get a few suckers around the ipad launch and then plan on dropping it down.
Start with Anthem. It's in the public domain, so you can download it for free.
http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2837
Your question is fairly meaningless. Distilled, you're essentially asking "why put things up for sale?" ...to make money. Someone will buy it, and if they don't the price will come down or it won't be offered. Luckily for the publisher the overhead of an eBook is lower, thus the consequences of pricing a book too high are greatly mollified as it's simple to just change the price.
LOL...I posted the same thing a few days ago, not in its own post but still.
I was shocked too, first book I went to buy was Atlas Shrugged. Ended up with the Kindle version for $9.99.
Anthem however is FREE with iBooks, but .99 on Kindle.
At least reading this I know not all Mac users are leftist hippies
BTW, Atlas Shrugged is a fantastic book. I knew the premise(we're living it) and its very 50ish in its writing but dead on.
And being a business owner that has been my attitude completely, I'm tired of helping those that will not help themselves. We'll shrink down the business to a comfortable point where we're just under the radar and living comfortably until the political and social climate changes here in the US.
It's a liberal conspiracy
I was shocked too, first book I went to buy was Atlas Shrugged. Ended up with the Kindle version for $9.99.
Anthem however is FREE with iBooks, but .99 on Kindle.
At least reading this I know not all Mac users are leftist hippies
BTW, Atlas Shrugged is a fantastic book. I knew the premise(we're living it) and its very 50ish in its writing but dead on.
And being a business owner that has been my attitude completely, I'm tired of helping those that will not help themselves. We'll shrink down the business to a comfortable point where we're just under the radar and living comfortably until the political and social climate changes here in the US.
It's a liberal conspiracy
In the other thread about this same topic, someone pointed out that the only version available on iBooks is the "Centennial Edition", which is priced higher anywhere you buy it.
Personally, I won't be buying any ebooks from anyone until prices are substantially lower than printed copies - like $1.99-4.99 cheap. I have a problem with the whole concept. When I buy a book, I can read it without any tools. This is not the case for other media - I have always needed a VCR for VHS tapes, a DVD player for DVDs, a tape deck for cassettes, a CD player for CDs, etc. There was always a lock-in for audio and video media, and buying content on them you are pretty much garaunteed that someday you would not be able to use it.
Books, though, are a permanent commodity. You can buy 1000 year old books (if you have the means) and still read them, and if properly maintained you will be able to read them in 1000 years from now. An ebook, though, is only good as long as I have a reader. I'm not convinced that I will always have access to a device that can read an Apple (or Amazon, or B&N) DRM restricted epub file. As such, I don't think they have a worth even nearly equivalent to their printed editions, which is what the publishers seem to think.
Additionally, ebooks share the same issues as other digital media in terms of vendor lock in and loss of resale or loaning rights. This also reduces their value to the customer and should be accounted for in price. iTunes did this with music - albums were/are often $12-15 but digital downloads are $10.
So, until they price their product as nothing more than a long term rental, I'm not buying. I'd happily pay $2-3 for ebooks which are >1 year old (typical paperback age) and $4-5 for newer titles, but that's about the limit for me. I am happy to download public domain works through iBooks, and I am willing to go find other sources for books which I already own in print just for the simple convenience of reading on my iPad until then.
Books, though, are a permanent commodity. You can buy 1000 year old books (if you have the means) and still read them, and if properly maintained you will be able to read them in 1000 years from now. An ebook, though, is only good as long as I have a reader. I'm not convinced that I will always have access to a device that can read an Apple (or Amazon, or B&N) DRM restricted epub file. As such, I don't think they have a worth even nearly equivalent to their printed editions, which is what the publishers seem to think.
Additionally, ebooks share the same issues as other digital media in terms of vendor lock in and loss of resale or loaning rights. This also reduces their value to the customer and should be accounted for in price. iTunes did this with music - albums were/are often $12-15 but digital downloads are $10.
So, until they price their product as nothing more than a long term rental, I'm not buying. I'd happily pay $2-3 for ebooks which are >1 year old (typical paperback age) and $4-5 for newer titles, but that's about the limit for me. I am happy to download public domain works through iBooks, and I am willing to go find other sources for books which I already own in print just for the simple convenience of reading on my iPad until then.
Objectively speaking, I'd say the books are worth about 5.99. Let's hope Apple's and others entry into the market eventually brings free market forces to bear.
It's a liberal conspiracy
It did cross my mind that Jobs raised the price himself because he hates it.
1st why the hell ar eyou reading Ayn Rand. 2nd, isnt she a free market supporter? Dont buy. That'll teach em!
