Comments on: GalleyCat puts the case for galleys as ebooks http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/14/galleycat-puts-the-case-for-galleys-as-ebooks/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:42:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robin http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/14/galleycat-puts-the-case-for-galleys-as-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-1038324 Robin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:58:28 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=20390#comment-1038324 I think I'd give Gallycat the benefit of the doubt there and assume they just used the Kindle as an example. They did mention "eReader" generically also. Clearly sending out whichever reader supports the most formats would be best. I do however think that there would be costs beyond the $400,000. It costs a fair bit to run servers that would distribute the eBooks. Still, a lot less than 1.5 mil. I'd guess no publisher wants to be the one who spends the 400k that saves all the other publishers 1.5 mil a year, not when all the reviewers will have eReaders they buy themselves in a couple of years anyway. It's about relative profit, not absolute profit :-) I think I’d give Gallycat the benefit of the doubt there and assume they just used the Kindle as an example. They did mention “eReader” generically also. Clearly sending out whichever reader supports the most formats would be best.

I do however think that there would be costs beyond the $400,000. It costs a fair bit to run servers that would distribute the eBooks. Still, a lot less than 1.5 mil.

I’d guess no publisher wants to be the one who spends the 400k that saves all the other publishers 1.5 mil a year, not when all the reviewers will have eReaders they buy themselves in a couple of years anyway. It’s about relative profit, not absolute profit :-)

]]> By: Moriah Jovan http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/14/galleycat-puts-the-case-for-galleys-as-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-1037833 Moriah Jovan Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:07:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=20390#comment-1037833 Epic Fail. Amazon != EBOOKS. No mention of any other e-book reading device, particularly those which are less expensive *koffsonykoff* Epic Fail. Amazon != EBOOKS. No mention of any other e-book reading device, particularly those which are less expensive *koffsonykoff*

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