[LINK] Barnes & Noble Unveils Kindle-Killing ?Nook? E-Reader

[Scott Howard]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Craig Sanders <cas at taz.net.au> wrote:

> with all that eliminated, i can't see any reason why an e-book should
> cost even $5.
>

First hit on Google turned up
http://journal.bookfinder.com/2009/03/breakdown-of-book-costs.html

Based on that, US$10-ish seems a fair price for a new-release ebook.

Of course, just like the hardcover -> paperback migration, you'd expect the
price to drop over time which doesn't seem to happen as readily or reliably
for the ebook market as it does for the paperback market.

  Scott