Price sensitive - Page 3

vulcan_girl · 10-04-2012, 01:44 PM

It just depends on how much I want to read the book. There are authors/books I buy in hardcover, authors/books I buy in paper, authors/books I only buy in e, and authors who only publish in e. I'm more likely to purchase a more expensive book by someone who is e-only than an ebook by an author who publishes traditionally and in e. If I'm on the fence, that's what the library is for.

Books and reading are my favorite hobbies, so I try not to get into the habit of denying myself something on the basis of price only.

fjtorres · 10-04-2012, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by b0ned0me

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And if our book consumption remains as low as it has been, at least let us admit that it is because reading is a less exciting pastime than going to the dogs, the pictures or the pub, and not because books, whether bought or borrowed, are too expensive.

It still has a lot of merit, IMO.

I don't think books are less exciting that the listed activities.
Not even the movies.
(The others are way more boring and have noxious after-effects, to boot.

)

At most, the better movies are about as interesting as the better books but in general, the best books are more interesting and exciting than the best movies. And the very best books go places movies just can't go.

(ideas >> audiovisual)

pdurrant · 10-04-2012, 02:09 PM

I won't pay more than the equivalent new paperback, but actually I tend to only buy much cheaper than that.

Having a big TBR does mean that I can wait for the special offers.

lukeismyfather · 10-04-2012, 05:52 PM

I don't buy that many books so it is ok. Sometimes it is hard to track the prices.

xg4bx · 10-04-2012, 07:40 PM

There's only 1 author that I'm willing to pay as high as $6 for, the rest are between .99c and $4. I love reading but hey, bills need to get paid.

Fiat_Lux · 10-05-2012, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

Thus it has gotten to the point that I refuse to pay it no matter who wrote the book or how good or bad it is. Has anyone else become price sensitive?

Would it make any difference you were buying ebooks that would help your professional career?

Amber

QofResh · 10-05-2012, 01:26 AM

Hmmm.... Fiction is not so bad really, but a lot of the other books I want, i.e. theology, Bible Commentaries, etc... can be a bit pricey. Speaking of that I wish someone in the know would start one of those Free/Bargain threads for theology books...

xendula · 10-05-2012, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by QofResh

Hmmm.... Fiction is not so bad really, but a lot of the other books I want, i.e. theology, Bible Commentaries, etc... can be a bit pricey. Speaking of that I wish someone in the know would start one of those Free/Bargain threads for theology books...

Have you seen the free religious/christian books on ereaderiq.com? Another good free read are the biblical apocrypha:The books that were found in early bibles but which then disappeared.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_apocrypha

QofResh · 10-05-2012, 07:47 AM

Xendula,

I have not. Thank you for the tip, and I will be checking them out!

**UPDATE**
So I am not seeing to much by way of scholarly theological works, but I LOVE THE SITE!!! Thank you so much for introducing me to such a great tool!

xendula · 10-06-2012, 12:28 AM

Happy to share

dkperez · 10-06-2012, 10:23 PM

Extremely price sensitive... I too saw the new Lee Child. I PASSED at $15. Same for John Sandford... Until these things get down to a reasonable price - and reasonable for me is a lot less than they want for the paperback - I"ll pass.

There's way too much readable stuff out there to be paying $15.00, or even $10.00 when I go through 100+ books/year.

Oh, and as far as reader price - If I bought a $50,000 car instead of a $25 beater, I'd STILL care about the price of gas and get it where it's most cost effective.

scrapking · 10-06-2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

There's only 1 author that I'm willing to pay as high as $6 for, the rest are between .99c and $4. I love reading but hey, bills need to get paid.

Given how long it takes to read a book, it's tremendous value. Compare what books cost per hour of reading, vs. what other forms of entertainment (eg. movies) cost per hour of entertainment.

Pay as high as $6 for? I think nothing of paying $15 for a book I want. If I want it, I buy it, and the price doesn't really matter. For example, I bought this: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Steal...IOQ/page1.html

(Full disclosure, it's non-agency and I had a generous coupon code to use, but it still cost waaaaay more than $6.

)

I'll be reading a typical book for, what, a dozen hours? Maybe more? Dirt cheap, per hour, compared to most other forms of entertainment at almost any price.

miguel1626 · 10-06-2012, 10:36 PM

I've found out that I'm very sensitive to bargains. Today I bought the Wool omnibus from Amazon ($1.99), and they other day I got Boardwalk Empire, even though I won't be able to read these in at least a year (huge TBR list).

So yeah, even though I [try to] do not time-discount hyperbolically, I'm still a sucker for a bargain

scrapking · 10-06-2012, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by miguel1626

I've found out that I'm very sensitive to bargains. Today I bought the Wool omnibus from Amazon ($1.99), and they other day I got Boardwalk Empire, even though I won't be able to read these in at least a year (huge TBR list).

So yeah, even though I [try to] do not time-discount hyperbolically, I'm still a sucker for a bargain

I should say that while I am happy to pay whatever is asked for an e-book that I want, I *do* wait for a discount code if it's a non-agency book. On Kobo the wait for the next discount code is never very long (thanks to a great thread on that very topic here where people share them), and if discount codes were few and far between then I might not wait for them to buy non-agency content.

Matriarch · 10-07-2012, 01:17 AM

I buy what I love, when I can afford it. That means that I'm perfectly happy with pay $21.17 for Isobelle Carmody's The Sending on Kindle. I struggle to think of an author more deserving.

10-05-2012, 07:47 AM	#39
QofResh Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 500690 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Carolina Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Touch; Android Tablet (Asus TF300); PC App	Xendula, I have not. Thank you for the tip, and I will be checking them out! UPDATE So I am not seeing to much by way of scholarly theological works, but I LOVE THE SITE!!! Thank you so much for introducing me to such a great tool! Last edited by QofResh; 10-05-2012 at 08:34 AM.

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10-04-2012, 01:44 PM	#31
vulcan_girl Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 1010345 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: PRS 350	It just depends on how much I want to read the book. There are authors/books I buy in hardcover, authors/books I buy in paper, authors/books I only buy in e, and authors who only publish in e. I'm more likely to purchase a more expensive book by someone who is e-only than an ebook by an author who publishes traditionally and in e. If I'm on the fence, that's what the library is for. Books and reading are my favorite hobbies, so I try not to get into the habit of denying myself something on the basis of price only.

10-04-2012, 02:09 PM	#33
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,492 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I won't pay more than the equivalent new paperback, but actually I tend to only buy much cheaper than that. Having a big TBR does mean that I can wait for the special offers.

10-04-2012, 05:52 PM	#34
lukeismyfather Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo	I don't buy that many books so it is ok. Sometimes it is hard to track the prices.

10-04-2012, 07:40 PM	#35
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	There's only 1 author that I'm willing to pay as high as $6 for, the rest are between .99c and $4. I love reading but hey, bills need to get paid.

10-05-2012, 01:26 AM	#37
QofResh Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 500690 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Carolina Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Touch; Android Tablet (Asus TF300); PC App	Hmmm.... Fiction is not so bad really, but a lot of the other books I want, i.e. theology, Bible Commentaries, etc... can be a bit pricey. Speaking of that I wish someone in the know would start one of those Free/Bargain threads for theology books...

10-06-2012, 12:28 AM	#40
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Happy to share

10-06-2012, 10:23 PM	#41
dkperez Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 1047931 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: nine	Extremely price sensitive... I too saw the new Lee Child. I PASSED at $15. Same for John Sandford... Until these things get down to a reasonable price - and reasonable for me is a lot less than they want for the paperback - I"ll pass. There's way too much readable stuff out there to be paying $15.00, or even $10.00 when I go through 100+ books/year. Oh, and as far as reader price - If I bought a $50,000 car instead of a $25 beater, I'd STILL care about the price of gas and get it where it's most cost effective.

10-06-2012, 10:36 PM	#43
miguel1626 Great Old One Posts: 189 Karma: 998538 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: L1 Orbit Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro, iPhone 8 Plus	I've found out that I'm very sensitive to bargains. Today I bought the Wool omnibus from Amazon ($1.99), and they other day I got Boardwalk Empire, even though I won't be able to read these in at least a year (huge TBR list). So yeah, even though I [try to] do not time-discount hyperbolically, I'm still a sucker for a bargain

10-07-2012, 01:17 AM	#45
Matriarch Member Posts: 23 Karma: 498976 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle 4	I buy what I love, when I can afford it. That means that I'm perfectly happy with pay $21.17 for Isobelle Carmody's The Sending on Kindle. I struggle to think of an author more deserving.