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$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it... Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.

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[-] gjoel@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago

My only argument I can come up with is that other people have friends, so $25 will be less than going to the cinema because they don't have to pay that price for each person watching. It's still ridiculously expensive though.

[-] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 14 points 1 year ago

This is the logic publishers apply to libraries when they charge them more for books than general retail price.

[-] nestEggParrot@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

They do ? I assumed they get better deals as they buy shit in bulk.

[-] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mainly relates to eBooks now;

https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/here-is-a-breakdown-of-how-much-libraries-pay-for-ebooks-from-publishers

Edit; found a good summary.

Libraries pay more for books than a customer would at retail.

There are different payment models libraries use. And not all options may be available to all authors.

The one-copy method pays for the book up front, while the cost-per-checkout method pays a small amount each time (and can be more profitable in the long run).

With the one-copy method, libraries often pay two or three times the retail cost of a print book—and sometimes even more than triple the retail price of an ebook.

With the pay-per-use model, a book makes an amount less than the retail cost—but each time it’s “checked out,” the author gets royalties. If a lot of people read your book, you win!

Source; https://danieljtortora.com/blog/are-libraries-good-for-authors#:~:text=With%20the%20one%2Dcopy%20method,%2C%E2%80%9D%20the%20author%20gets%20royalties.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Don't most friend groups pay for their own ticket?

Who out there paying for a ticket for all their friends? And are they really friends at that point?

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Family sounds more likely in this case. Two adults and three kids could be like 50 euros for tickets unless the kids are small enough to sit in your lap.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I'm trying to imagine a Barbie watch party and I'm having trouble.

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