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Fulcrum Multi-Flex LED Task Light, Silver $6.99 The superb brightness provided by LEDs makes these lights great for many uses. Use them as book lights, task lights, craft lights and more. Lightweight and efficient, these lights are ideal for reading while traveling. Great for crafts, including sewing and needlework, as well. LED lights will virtually last forever, making these lamps a far better choice than a traditional reading light. These la... |
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LED Reading Light, Energizer Trim Flex, Uses 2 3V Lithium Coin - Included EVEFNL2BU1BP $7.10 Flexible reading light. Flexible reading light. Versatile spring clip. 30 hour run time between battery changes. Uses two 3V lithium coin batteries CR2032 -included.... |
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PanDigital 72-70FW 7-Inch Tablet Computer - White Refurbished $69.00 The PanImage Multimedia tablet changes the way you access the web, access email, check social networks and curl up with a good book. With instant access to the Barnes & Noble PanImage Color Multimedia Tablet lets you read and carry hundreds of books, magazines, and newspapers with you wherever you go. Features include: Preloaded Applications that are included when your receive your tablet: Alarm C... |
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Protective Carrying Case / Travel Bag for Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight , NOOK Color eBook Reader , NOOK Tablet - For device and accessories ** Includes accessory bag and cloth ** $16.99 Premium Tablet Carrying CaseProtective DesignThis USA GEAR premium quality carrying case is made to protect your Nook! The bag's FlexWall organization feature is an adjustable and removable system that can be reconfigured for optimum storage and transportation of your tablet and accessories. Bend it to fit your needs by placing the ends against the compartment walls! The soft, scratch-resistant i... |
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Coby Kyros 4 GB 7-Inch Tablet with Touchscreen and Android 2.2, MID7024-4G (Black) $140.00 Features: Browse the web, watch videos on Youtube, check e-mail, and more on a generous 7.0 LCD screen Intuitive touchscreen controls powered by Android OS 2.2 Connect to the Internet wirelessly with high-speed networking support (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g) Download and enjoy popular apps and games from the AppsLib marketplace Plays popular video, music, and photo formats Connect and enjoy 1080p HD v... |
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CE Compass Cover for Kindle 3 (Black) $0.99 This flip case for Amazon Kindle 3 protects your Kindle from bumps and scratches, keeping your ebook reader looking new and working great. With a slim, good-looking design, this soft and durable case keeps your Kindle protected during your travels while minimizing additional bulk and weight for easy portability.... |
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Acase(TM) Classic Kindle 3 Leather Case (Black) with Screen Protector Film Clear (Invisible) $10.45 Get the best Amazon Kindle 3 case from the best selling iPAD case manufacture Acase. This case has a black leather exterior with a matching black soft micro fiber padding in the interior. The leather case provides complete protection for your Amazon kindle 3 reading device. The case has flexible straps on top corners to secure Amazon Kindle 3 device in the case. The unit also comes with a free ant... |
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Executive Book-Style Leather Portfolio Jacket Case Cover for Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet and Nook Color e-Reader $54.99 Protect your reader from dust, scratches and fingerprints with this Executive Leather Cover Case specifically designed for the Nook Color. Exterior is made of a smooth synthetic leather material and interior is lined with a soft micro-fiber material to prevent scratches to your device. Internal side pocket allows storage of small documents. Ports of any kind are still accessable while inside the c... |
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Double Wall Home Charger with tips including a tip for the Elonex 500EB Colour eBook Reader - uses Gomadic TipExchange Technology $34.95 Gomadic's new Elonex 500EB Colour eBook Reader Dual Rapid Wall Charger. Compatible with Gomadic's innovative TipExchange Technology that allows you to simply rotate your entire family's tech around one power cable; you can finally beat back the brush of gadget accessories and enjoy a civilized life. Experience the new; small-tech revolution by simply plugging and unplugging our removable tips; whi... |
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Double Wall Home Charger with tips including a tip for the Elonex 705EB Colour eBook Reader - uses Gomadic TipExchange Technology $34.95 Gomadic's new Elonex 705EB Colour eBook Reader Dual Rapid Wall Charger. Compatible with Gomadic's innovative TipExchange Technology that allows you to simply rotate your entire family's tech around one power cable; you can finally beat back the brush of gadget accessories and enjoy a civilized life. Experience the new; small-tech revolution by simply plugging and unplugging our removable tips; wh... |
Bound Books Or Ebooks: Price Or Sensation?
The expansion of sales and demand for eBooks, readable on e-readers such as the Kindle and others, has given rise to questions of cost. Why are eBooks so expensive in comparison with the cost of paper books, given the fact that no raw materials are involved (i.e. paper, ink and bindings)?
That will be answered shortly, but first, there is more to just cost when comparing the permanence of a genuine book with the transient pleasure of reading a digital file. The smell of fresh ink and the feel of genuine paper in your hands is, for many, worth more than the cost advantage to be gained by purchasing a PDF file - whether that file contains Dickens, Forsyth or pulp fiction.
Many consumers claim that publishers are ripping them off with the charges they are applying for digital texts, believing that they must be saving large amounts of money in paper, printing, equipment and physical distribution costs. A large printing press can cost upward of $2 million, so why are eBooks not priced at a fraction of those of paperbacks, let alone hardbacks?
Let's look at this a bit closer, and consider the costs we are looking at. These are approximate, so taken to the nearest dollar or so, but let's consider a hardback at $25 (in reality it would likely be $24.99). First, there are royalties to the writer; overhead costs in wages, printing materials, paper and so on, but first consider what the bookseller gets. On a $25 book that would be around $13. Around $4 will go on printing, shipping, typesetting, designing the cover and so on, and the average marketing cost for a book is $1. Royalties to the writer are normally 15% of the selling price, or $3.75. Do the math, and that leaves the publisher with $3.25. Then we have overhead costs: depreciation of presses, plant and office space, power costs, editors, staff and so on. Not a lot left as profit.
Compare that with an eBook. The retailers get around 30%, which on a $9.99 eBook is around $3. The digital conversion and marketing are around $1.50 each book and royalty calculations for eBooks vary, but you can take around 25% of the price as an average, or $2.50. That leaves about $3 for the publisher. That's without the overheads and any other costs.
That means that there is little difference to the publisher whether the book is printed or electronic. So the argument that eBooks should sell at a lower price than they do now is untenable. However, there is a serious problem associated with inexpensive eBooks, and one that most of the public fail to grasp.
Should eBooks be priced too cheaply then that will spell the end of paper books as we know them. What will that mean apart from massive unemployment in the publishing industry? Well, first the paper-making industry will fail and so will forestry maintenance, leading to even more unemployment. Bookstores will close down and a valuable resource will be lost. Libraries will shut - they will become online digital libraries, and you can bet your life that they will not be free - likely run by Amazon, Apple and others.
Free digital libraries will give rise to free interchange of files, and hence reduced sales, so no books will be free. Schoolbooks and college texts will become digital and the whole publishing industry will be in turmoil. According to the review "Is There Hope For A Kindle Application In Universities", many students are finding that they can control at least part of the money that is spent on their education by getting a handheld reading device like Kindle DX (Digital Book Readers). Even with the restriction on sales of eReaders and the Kindle application in Universities, over ten million students are using the applications.
For these reasons, the prices of digital publications should and shall be maintained - sure, lower than physical books, but not so low as render it impossible for people to resist turning to them as viable alternatives to real books. The paper book market will survive, and even now many are turning their backs on e-readers - even many who have purchased them still use lending libraries.
If publishers were restricted to digital formats at low prices, they would be less willing to take a chance on new writers, and would not publish books with low popularity as they do now. That means that new authors would die away and that the more esoteric titles would remain just that: esoteric and unpublished. What a loss to the nation that would be!
There will always be those for whom the look and feel of a good book is just as important as its contents, and a list of titles on a computer director cannot approach the beauty of a row of books on a library shelf. Yes, digital may predominate, but many will still enjoy the feel of their book as they turn the pages, and anybody who cannot appreciate that deserves their digital equivalent.
There is nothing to beat the smell of a new book, particularly if leather bound, and such works of art will never die for many. In fact, they shall never die, because the prices of eBooks will be maintained. Amazon's insistence of a maximum price for the eBooks in its library is understandable, but even Amazon understands that that there is a level below which they would sell at a loss.
The future of eBooks and e-readers is secure, but so too is that of the physical book. There is a market for each, and they will continue to live happily side by side. For now!
About the Author
Marco Gustafsson is author of articles about ebook readers, e-inc technology and e-books. For more information visit Digital Book Readers - eBook readers guide with reviews and secrets to choose a good portable e-Reader.
I'm looking for an inexpensive ebook reader?
I need an ebook reader that is compatible with pdfs (or that I can get some kind of pdf converter to go with that's easy to use and free or at the very least cheap!). It needs to be inexpensive (not much more than $100 if possible). I make and sell boutique crocheted items. I also travel a lot and like to use that time for crocheting. I need something that I can store all of my pdf patterns on for easy access, but will still be easy enough to read while I work. I see that Kindles have come down a lot in price and know there are pdf converters you can get, but does it cost money each time you add a new pdf file to it? I read something about that somewhere. Not sure if it's true or not. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your input!
I've also given a detailed comparison here on the most popular ebook readers in the market, guess you'll be interested:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100618220022AAmYwZ0
And in case you don't know, Amazon just put a big price slash on the Kindle, and it is now a good time to get it. I put the link below for you to check it out yourself.
Hope it helps 
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