An album I wanted was £6 for MP3, or £4.50 on CD. The CD copy comes with a free MP3/online version thanks to autorip. On top of that, because Amazon are promoting electronic music, if you buy a CD you get £1 credit off your next MP3 purchase.
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Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
Originally posted by d000hg View PostAn album I wanted was £6 for MP3, or £4.50 on CD. The CD copy comes with a free MP3/online version thanks to autorip. On top of that, because Amazon are promoting electronic music, if you buy a CD you get £1 credit off your next MP3 purchase.Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostIt's the same with most kindle versions of books, someone has told me why they are more expensive than the printed ones but for the life of me I still struggle with the concept!merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View Postkindle books are electronic media and therefore subject to VAT......
If you search the top freebies every so often you can get a bargain though. Publishers sell them at free or next to nothing, which then means that they can publish the paperback with the line "Number 1 Best Seller" at a higher price. Most of my Kindle books have been dirt cheap or free, but when I've looked for the same book again a few weeks later, the price has jumped.Comment
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Originally posted by eek View Postkindle books are electronic media and therefore subject to VAT......
I suspect the profit on eBooks is considerably higher than paper.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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eBooks also had the publisher setting pricing, unlike paper books where Amazon buy them and sell them for whatever they choose. I'm not sure if this has now been changed in the wake of the huge price-fixing row.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostTrue but they don't incur the production & distribution costs normal books do.
I suspect the profit on eBooks is considerably higher than paper.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostTrue but they don't incur the production & distribution costs normal books do.
I suspect the profit on eBooks is considerably higher than paper.
Fixed production costs are the same whether it's electronic or paper. The only differences are:
Printing costs ( which are surprisingly little)
Distribution costs which are different.
But I don't think the profits are that different because amazon still pockets the majority of thosemerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostNot really I can point to a whole set of blog posts to prove the point if you insist.
Fixed production costs are the same whether it's electronic or paper. The only differences are:
Printing costs ( which are surprisingly little)
Distribution costs which are different.
But I don't think the profits are that different because amazon still pockets the majority of those
I was sort of assuming that book costs were about 50p, distribution 50-£1. Author ~ £1 publisher £1.50 (including advertising) retailer ~ £2.50. with that eBooks are £1-£1.50 cheaper.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostIf you could, I find it interesting.
I was sort of assuming that book costs were about 50p, distribution 50-£1. Author ~ £1 publisher £1.50 (including advertising) retailer ~ £2.50. with that eBooks are £1-£1.50 cheaper.
But since we already mentioned e-books attract VAT and paper books don't, doesn't this pretty much perfectly make up for the £1-1.50 saving you calculated?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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