Re: Nibbles Magazines ISO

[Dan Foster <usenet@evilphb.org>]

In article <9zDYe.1410$xc4.678@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>, Sean Fahey <a2fan@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> You misunderstood there Sean. He means the difference
>> in the cost of a disk today over tomorrow, next week,
>> next month, or next year.
>
> Yeah, I guess I did. I thought he was saying DVDs cost a few cents. Ooops.

Well, the media cost of a disc itself is already pretty low. :) Nothing
to quibble over... a buck, tops? Less, in bulk.

The value of the data itself, and the value of providing a value-added
service (scanning it all in) is certainly worth $1 per issue (about one
cent per page) in my honest opinion.

Does *that* value change over time? Not really -- so far, at least.

I mean, I would be deliriously happy if Mike Harvey sold each issue for
five cents and the DVD only cost $7, but realistically, $1/issue is a
pretty reasonable price. It's already a 'lowball' figure for what he's
put into it.

That's just my opinion, though.

Mr. Harvey could potentially lessen the sticker shock by breaking up the
DVD into perhaps 3 volumes of $50 each. Then at least, the number would
not look such so large, consumer psychology-wise. (As well as offering a
single DVD for $130.)

-Dan