: Why are audio books more expensive than a movie ticket? Think of all the millions of dollars actors are paid, and all the thousands of people who scroll by in the credits. Surely the cost

Think of all the millions of dollars actors are paid, and all the thousands of people who scroll by in the credits. Surely the cost of a printed book can't be translated to an audio book. The concept of an audio book is much more closely related to a movie ticket than the printed version, yet the price of an audio book is much closer to the printed version.

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@Lee1909368

They aren't.

BUYING an audio book is similar in price to BUYING a movie, be it DVD or digital copy. Going to the movies is just RENTING the movie. You can rent audiobooks such that the price for each audiobook would be less than a movie ticket.

Plus audio books are longer than movies, more equivalent to a TV season. Pricing for renting/owing a season of TV is similar to pricing for the longer audiobooks.

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"I would have thought so as well, but the demand for movie tickets are much greater than audiobooks. So movie tickets should be even more expensive than audio books."

This is incorrect. Higher demand generally leads to a lower price, not a higher one.

Secondly, a movie ticket is a one-off - you can't re-use it. Whereas, once you own an audio book you're unlikely to re-buy that book.

Also, you have to hire a voice artist or actor to read your book. It has to be published, DRM, etc., etc.

There's every reason for an audio book to be priced the same as the print version, and no reason at all for it to be cheaper than a movie ticket.

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