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04-16-2015, 04:45 PM | #47 |
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There are many very good cheap books (anything below $5 is cheap for me), but I have yet to see a very good free book unless it is public domain, free offering of a established writer, promotional first of a long series or - surprisingly enough - fanfiction.
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If you are drinking Budweiser (US), VB (Aus) or whatever is generic in Britain, you wouldn't expect to pay much for it. If you were drinking what was advertised as a high quality, limited production, craft brewery produced product, then the price is a factor. If you paid 3 times the Bud price, and it tastes like Bud, you'll be really disappointed and ripped-off. If you paid the Bud price, you might be disappointed (to a lesser extent), but not necessarily ripped-off. Price is usually taken to be an indication of quality, especially in marketplaces with a lot of commodity products, such as beer or books. |
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Yea, that was really all the further down the beer analogy rabbit-hole I was interested in traveling. My point was that I find even "just OK" books to be a bargain at current retail prices. I'd probably pay a good-bit more for the enjoyment I get from reading them.
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04-16-2015, 07:13 PM | #50 |
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I'm with you. I borrow Sandford and King from the library. Most of the bestsellers come to the library. Backlists, which used to be cheaper, are now close to the price of a new publication (in some cases). Rather than pay $8, I ordered used paperbacks, at $4.
But there are exceptions. I bought Harper Lee's new book, in hardcover and ebook form, and I think the ebook was close to $17. But it is not like she will come out with another book next year. The first go at Agency really changed how I look at ebooks. I used to not think twice about buying a $9.99 bestseller. But when they went to $16.99, I went to the library. There is no way I will be able to read all the books I have in my lifetime. So if it takes a couple months on the waiting list, that is okay. |
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I used to drive an hour and a half to Madison, Wisconsin to hit the used bookstores around the University of Wisconsin. I would spend several hours looking, and come out with $100 spent and a big bag of books. I read all the time, and soon I had a house full of books. I thought life was great. Then Amazon came along, and I could use the wish list and buy a couple of books at a time, and I stopped driving to Madison. And I had the books in a couple of days. Now, with ereaders, when I find a book I want to read, I can be reading in a couple of minutes. I use calibre, wishlists, goodreads, and other tools to keep track of what I want to read and find other books. I got rid of thousands of paper books. I read more than ever, and overall I am sure I am spending less than ever. No clutter, no waiting for the mail, no long car trips. I don't care if I spend $12.99 - I used to spend $25 for hardcovers all the time, or 12 or more for trade paper, now I average $8 and I think it's great.
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My book buying habits changed a lot because of vision issues. Before that though, I only bought paperbacks and used books. If it was a book I really wanted, I put my name in at the library for the hardcover. In the last 8 years, I mostly get audiobooks because they are easier to 'read' for me. So, I regularly pay $14.98 for a book (12 a year), although with whispersync specials, I can now get audios for $1.99-$2.99. Other family members read the ebook. It is sometimes hard to spend those credits, because I want to be sure I'm getting a good book, but so far there has only been on real loser.
For ebooks though, I can count on one hand the number I have spent over $6 for. With my large TBR and library availability, I'll still buy ebooks at higher prices, but it's going to be something I REALLY want. |
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