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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
It's not a knee-jerk comparison. The war isn't "lost": most e-books are cheaper than their paper counterpart. It seems that people in general are unwilling to pay more for an e-book than for the paper book.
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It seems we're actually agreeing (accept for the part about it being a knee-jerk reaction--which I still contend it
is). The "war" I was referring to is the one being fought by the vocal few who believe that ebooks should be
vastly cheaper than their print counterparts. Like half-price. Ain't gonna happen.
And there's already many people who never even
consider the print version when book shopping. I expect that number to only keep increasing. The relevance of the print price compared to the electronic price is diminishing for the average reader with each passing day. I believe that connection will eventually be tenuous at best... precisely
because new, young readers won't compare the two mediums with the same knee-jerk reaction as the older generation(s).