Have you ever noticed that fishing e-books, actually almost all ebooks, cost twice as much as traditional books? Have you ever asked yourself why this is? I'll tell you why, because the weasels who sell most e-books have no problem taking their customers for a ride! It simply makes no sense to sell an e-book for more than a traditional book just because of some sort of "perceived" value. Well, not if you're an honest and forthright business/person that is.
I have seen many fishing ebooks out there being offered for thirty dollars or more, when if you go to any bookstore you can buy any fishing book on the shelf for well under this amount. Oh sure, you get the "perceived value" of five or ten bonus reports, and all kinds of supposed guarantees to make the offer seem better, but it seems to me that something is just "off" about this whole process.
Again, should an ebook cost more than a traditional book? Let's think about this for a moment. With an e-book, you download it onto your computer. If you choose to print it out, you're using your ink and paper. So why should it cost more than a traditional book? In my humble opinion, it shouldn't. The information is no different, all that's different is the hype. I'm sure this is true with all e-books, but I know it's true for fishing e-books.
I've seen many fishing e-books being pimped out there and every one I've seen costs at least twenty dollars, and in some cases upwards of forty dollars! It seems to me that this is a complete rip off and an e-book, which puts all of the "labor" on the buyer of said e-book, shouldn't cost more than ten bucks. In any case, that's my opinion, and I could most certainly be wrong.
If you happen to be in the market for fishing ebooks keep an eye out for affordable alternatives to all the options out there, and be careful. There are a ton of less than scrupulous people and companies out there, which have no problem taking advantage of anyone they can. The bottom line is that an e-book shouldn't cost any more money than a traditional book, no matter how many "free" gifts they include. Keep this in mind the next time you're in the market for a fishing e-book.
I have seen many fishing ebooks out there being offered for thirty dollars or more, when if you go to any bookstore you can buy any fishing book on the shelf for well under this amount. Oh sure, you get the "perceived value" of five or ten bonus reports, and all kinds of supposed guarantees to make the offer seem better, but it seems to me that something is just "off" about this whole process.
Again, should an ebook cost more than a traditional book? Let's think about this for a moment. With an e-book, you download it onto your computer. If you choose to print it out, you're using your ink and paper. So why should it cost more than a traditional book? In my humble opinion, it shouldn't. The information is no different, all that's different is the hype. I'm sure this is true with all e-books, but I know it's true for fishing e-books.
I've seen many fishing e-books being pimped out there and every one I've seen costs at least twenty dollars, and in some cases upwards of forty dollars! It seems to me that this is a complete rip off and an e-book, which puts all of the "labor" on the buyer of said e-book, shouldn't cost more than ten bucks. In any case, that's my opinion, and I could most certainly be wrong.
If you happen to be in the market for fishing ebooks keep an eye out for affordable alternatives to all the options out there, and be careful. There are a ton of less than scrupulous people and companies out there, which have no problem taking advantage of anyone they can. The bottom line is that an e-book shouldn't cost any more money than a traditional book, no matter how many "free" gifts they include. Keep this in mind the next time you're in the market for a fishing e-book.
Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country.....Montana!
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Fishing E-books - Should They Cost More Than Traditional Books?
