Why is the ebook the same price as hardcover?
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2025
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If only I had some sort of publication that described this phenomenon!
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because profit
How the fuck is that even possible?
Third-party sellers of ebooks are sold licenses to distribute a certain number of ebooks. The same is true of libraries. They purchase the right to lend out, say, three copies of an ebook, and the library's app has a function to automatically delete an ebook after your borrowing period is up.
-ass shenanigans