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Old 02-12-2010, 08:27 PM   #1
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How many of you would buy a book IF.....

For example a book was made available in hardback at hardback price, and with that hardback you received a coupon or whatever for a free ebook download of that said book.

I would. Just thinking out loud.
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Old 02-12-2010, 08:52 PM   #2
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Nope.

I want fewer paper books.....not more. There are very few "shelf worthy" authors for me.

What is the purpose of having dual copies of books around?
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Old 02-12-2010, 08:58 PM   #3
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What is the purpose of having dual copies of books around?
If I could figure a convenient method of compressing and carrying around the 5-6 books I'm working on w/o the ereader I would. The ereader serves a purpose, it is NOT the reason I read.
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Personally, I'll never go back to paper. Ebook is just so much more convenient.
Not to mention having more options.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:15 PM   #5
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If I could figure a convenient method of compressing and carrying around the 5-6 books I'm working on w/o the ereader I would. The ereader serves a purpose, it is NOT the reason I read.
Well, the Kindle IS the reason I'm reading MORE.

Having hundreds of books at my fingertips, to be read anywhere, anytime I choose is very encouraging.

I'm not stuck with whatever books I happen to have around.....they are all there. I don't have to fight with a paperback holding it open. I don't have to carry a large volume around.

There are some paper books I'll never get rid of. My Kings, Micheners, Christies.....just for sentimental reasons.

But they're much easier to read on the K.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:24 PM   #6
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For example a book was made available in hardback at hardback price, and with that hardback you received a coupon or whatever for a free ebook download of that said book.

I would. Just thinking out loud.
For pure consumption, it doesn't make much sense, but for reference or text books it provides a physically lightweight alternative that is searchable. However, until the non-linear e-reading experience is better on portable devices, and until the educational textbook monetizing scheme changes, the hardcover still needs to be sold (if only to subsidize the textbook industry, but certainly so students can make margin notes, skim, reference, and intelligently read - something e-ink bottlenecks into a passive experience).

A handful of textbooks have adopted e-book versions but it is still far from widespread particularly amongst those who could benefit most (law students, for example)... finding more adoption amongst subjects like english or history.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:25 PM   #7
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for me the advantage of the ebook reader was to not buy paper books. I have no plans to ever buy a paper book again, even if the ebook prices go up as they seem to be. I'll buy them when they get reduced or go on sale, or take advantage of libraries who have jumped on the ebook bandwagon.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:26 PM   #8
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I ask because I have such a hard time paying those prices for ebooks. Especially when I have nothing tangible for my purchase.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:29 PM   #9
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I'll buy them when they get reduced or go on sale, or take advantage of libraries who have jumped on the ebook bandwagon.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:33 PM   #10
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I ask because I have such a hard time paying those prices for ebooks. Especially when I have nothing tangible for my purchase.
The market will correct itself... perhaps. Amazon pushed lower pricing on the basis that there is no remainder (used sales, auction lots, etc), no physical overhead, etc. the lack of a tangible object producing the perception of less value... value pricing was intended to increase the e-book market and it has. But, the publishers have pushed back and decided that electronic books are a premium product for small and select sphere of customers, more akin to a limited or special edition (despite no addition overhead barring piracy). [Mind you, in either model, the publishers were getting the same cut only they were abiding by Amazon's price fixing model in the first case where now they rely on agency]

Time will tell if people are willing to pay and the publishers will adjust accordingly... if they're "nimble"... the fear is that they aren't.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:33 PM   #11
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Nope. Main appeal of e-books for me is to not have a physical copy of something I'll probably on read once.
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Old 02-12-2010, 09:37 PM   #12
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I don't think I've bought an eBook yet that I didn't already have a physical book of...so, sure
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Old 02-12-2010, 10:27 PM   #13
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Not me. I have no desire for any more paper books to clutter the house, especially those read only once.

The fact that I am reading even more now is a direct result of my Kindle(s) and I love having the ability to carry a very large library with me at all times.
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Nup I wouldn't by the pBook because of the eBook coming with it - that would be like buying Hardcover & Softcover pBook. I only need the book once.

I prefer the eBook version these days - I just love going to town with my library (although small yet, I am just starting).
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For example a book was made available in hardback at hardback price, and with that hardback you received a coupon or whatever for a free ebook download of that said book.
It's interesting to see that people are so staunch in their adoption of ebooks with a revulsion to traditional books that even free they have no interest, particularly when they could take advantage of the remainder market and simply divert the physical edition to an auction site, used bookseller, or outright donate the physical copy to the library or someone without the luxury of owning an e-reader.

There's no used ebooks and generally restrictions on lending ebooks, but that isn't perceived as valuable at all... interesting.
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