2600 Magazine's Ebooks

I've been a subscriber to 2600 magazine for about four years, and
while the technical content is of varying quality, I enjoy reading
the opinions, letters, 'hacker perspectives' columns and fiction. I
also like reading the older 2600 magazines - from the 80s. This is
when I got my start in computing, so there is definitely a bit of
nostalgia there, but I also enjoy reading about the computing
history of that time.

One of the things 2600 is doing right is that they are selling their
older issues as part of annual archives, DRM-free, in multiple
formats and at a reasonable price [0]. Electronic subscriptions via
the Kindle are priced much less than the print issues. I know, it
sounds almost unbelievable. Why don't more legacy publishers do this
with their out-of-print backlists? What are they afraid of?
Apparently, making money _and_ pleasing their customers. I guess
they could never imagine both.

[0]: http://www.2600.com/Magazine/DigitalEditions