![]() The only difference in cost, between hard copy book production, and eBook production is the bill from the printer. Why place such a high cost on a book, or set of books, that are in an electronic format, and distributed electronically? They simply do not have the same overheads. Some modern reference works would not (and could not) have been created if the author(s) could not sell the work when finished. If you spend a number of years making a Biblical reference work that tries to reproduce (or approximate) the same meaning in English and in our culture that a language had 2,000 or 4,000 years ago, you should be paid. Patrick Swayzee wrote songs that now earned royalty payments the rest of his life, and now for his heirs. And it's been played on the radio ever since and he made more off that recording than he did on all other recordings-for one recording session. The banjo player for Smokey and the Bandit didn't want to make room in his schedule for the recording, it didn't pay hardly anything, and he didn't think the royalty-only contract would ever pay much. Or, writing a song and receiving royalty payments when it's played on the radio. Even if that movie is religious, like: Passion of the Christ. There's nothing wrong with making a movie for 45 million, getting 400 million during it's theater showings in the US, 600 million overseas, and then annual DVD/BlueRay sales (probably forever). I would not agree that it's stealing to earn a profit on books, movies, music, etc. If this discussion is upsetting anyone I won't discuss it further, as that is not what I want to do, but it is a helpful topic to get to the bottom of. Didn't Jesus overturn tables and chase animals out of the temple area for this reason? I am just questioning/discussing the ethics of profiteering to the extent they are with electronic books, and what's more, books based around the Bible. ![]() There is no justification for stealing as Proverbs 6:30-31 shows, so while the current arrangement is in place, so be it. But, why place such a high cost on a book, or set of books, that are in an electronic format, and distributed electronically? They simply do not have the same overheads. I would expect a book company that prints and binds books to place a cost on them. ![]() However, these libraries are not rare, they have been around for a long time and have been purchased many times over. Taxes, justifiable salaries, are all well and good and a Christian requirement as Romans 13:1-4 explains.But, if you were to purchase a car from a used car dealer, would you pay the original price for the car? If it was a rare car, you may pay for more than its original value.
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