You're a sly one, Craig ;-) "Let's look at my book as an example, here's the link...."

>It depends on the publisher. I've seen ebooks cost lsee, more or the same as the print book. But let's look at my book as an example http://www.manning.com/kawalerowicz/. The print book is 49.99. The ebook (pdf, ebook, kindle) is 34.99. But, if you buy the print book, the ebook is free.
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>OReilly does things differently. Looking at a very popular book there, Head First Design Patterns. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007126/ Print is 44.95. Ebook (Daisy, pdf) is 35.99. Print and ebook combo is 49.45.
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>One thing I've found is that very few tech publishers sell the ebook through normal channels (Amazon, B&N). You typically have to buy ebooks directly from the publisher.
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>Some people say that the price of the ebook should be a fraction of the price of the print book because they don't have to pay for paper, printing, shipping, etc. But those are really a small cost in producing a book. Publishers need to pay for authors, copy editors, tech editors, layout, office people, etc. and those costs are significant. Until someone goes through the publishing process with a major publishers, they have no idea what is involved.
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>There will always be a place for lulu and other self-publishing sites, but my experience is that the quality of books from actual publishers is far better than almost everything coming from self publishing.
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>>Do any of the ebook sources not charge you a large percentage of the price of a printed book for the ebook?
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>>For some reason I though ebooks might be a real savings over printed books, but it certainly doesn't seem so.
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>>I loaded the kindle reader on my WP7 phone yesterday just to see what was available. the reader is OK I guess, but looking at prices for books I was pretty disappointed. Maybe it's because I'm just a cheap b@sturd and usually buy off the clearance or used book racks anyway..