This caught my eye for two reasons. First, I am about to start reading Wireless by Charles Stross, and Teleread quotes the Stross's Afterword to the short story collection where he ponders the future of the long form reading experience when i
t is no longer restricted by the cost and complexities of binding, materials and distribution.The second point that caught my eye was Paul Biba's complaint that he found a typo on practically every "page" of the Penguin e-book. I think its a disgrace that less effort, on the whole, is spent proofing and preparing quality e-books when they currently cost as much, if nor more, than a paperback version.
Purchasers should be able to receive updates when better-proofed versions become available.
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having been involved in the printing industry for over 35 years, the cost of producing a book is split 40% before printing and 60 % for paper, binding etc and that distribution is over and above that. So when someone says that ebook are the same cost as "traditional" books, they are wrong. Ebooks are cheaper period!
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