Typesetting, ISBN registration, image editing (if any), royalty processing, platform specific promotion, and more are not shared.
I’m not saying they should be greedy. I’m saying we shouldn’t underestimate the effort of producing and selling an ebook. Most publishers are barely profitable due to how the industry works.
Why do you think that hosting is the only cost?
I don’t, but the other costs, like management, promotion, formatting, etc., are shared by traditional print books.
Typesetting, ISBN registration, image editing (if any), royalty processing, platform specific promotion, and more are not shared.
I’m not saying they should be greedy. I’m saying we shouldn’t underestimate the effort of producing and selling an ebook. Most publishers are barely profitable due to how the industry works.