Why Do Ebooks Cost So Much?

摘要

Sure, you can get out-of-copyright classics like Black Beauty for free in the Kindle store, but most newer books aren't nearly as cheap in digital form as you probably expected. How can publishers charge almost as much for a handful of bits as they do for paper, ink, glue, printing, warehousing, shipping, shelf space, and everything else that goes into producing meatspace reading material?