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Murdoch Says E-Book Prices Will Kill Paper Books

Posted by timothy on from the moving-companies-are-probably-unhappy-too dept.

hrimhari writes "The settlement between Amazon and Macmillian got the attention of a known dinosaur. Consistent to his views, Mr. Murdoch wants to defend his book editors by killing the cheaper solution. '"We don't like the Amazon model of selling everything at $9.99," Murdoch said. "They pay us the wholesale price of $14 or whatever we charge," he said. "But I think it really devalues books, and it hurts all the retailers of the hardcover books.'"

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  1. Re:This just in... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You mean Dick Cheney came out of his Groundhog bunker?

  2. Re:Devalues books... by Tim+C · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What eBooks don't devalue is content, or at least they shouldn't.

    Oh but they do, for a lot of people - read any story on any electronically-distributable content, and you will see lots of highly-rated comments saying that as the cost of distribution and duplication is essentially zero, the cost of the product should also be essentially zero. Authors and musicians should apparently support themselves with sponsorship, touring, merchandising, and/or a day job.

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    It's official. Most of you are morons.
  3. Re:This just in... by fastest+fascist · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    another old wrinkly dinosaur doesn't like change! Tangentially relevant sniping at 11 on FOX!.

    There, fixed that for you.

    There, fixed that for you.