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View Poll Results: Will you buy an ebook even if a paper edition is the same or less money? | |||
No, if the paper edition is less, I'll buy the paper edition. It's all about the content. | 26 | 14.86% | |
No, if the paper editon is less, I won't buy the book on prinicple. Ebooks should cost less. | 65 | 37.14% | |
Yes, I want an ebook because I want what the ebook format offers me. Paper price is irrelevent. | 66 | 37.71% | |
Other, please explain. | 18 | 10.29% | |
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05-10-2013, 10:33 AM | #61 |
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Considering all the restrictions and hassles on e-books, (Geo-restrictions, DRM, formatting issues etc) I do not plan to pay more for an e-book if a print version costs less.
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I now buy hardcovers for my most favorite authors only (and generally pay a smidgeon more than an ebook), and used paperbacks occasionally. I don't buy any new paperbacks. I'd rather have an e-book than a paperback. But I don't like DRM'd ebooks so I don't buy those either. I tend to either go with library books or used paperbacks these days for that market. I've always been very patient though anyway...there's always something else to read. At least Tor went DRM free And I will buy DRM'd rarely if it's cheap enough ($3 and under) since I can always just strip it. |
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I can't see how geo-restrictions would have any bearing on how MUCH you're willing to spend on an ebook.
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05-12-2013, 10:29 PM | #65 |
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It looks like most everybody has their "below this it's an impulse and I just buy it" number... Mine is $3.99. This is up a LOT from the previous limit of $2.99.
If I'd been able to vote in the poll, I'd fall into the "ebooks SHOULD be cheaper than paperbacks" category. They have less residual value. At the moment I've got a couple hundred to-be-read ebooks, and about a hundred on the "to buy if the author (or publisher) ever stops thinking this ebook is worth $10 or more..." |
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Personally, $5.99 - $6.99 would be the sweet spot for an ebook. I think they should cost less than printed version because they don't have to be printed, distributed to a retail store, take up valuable retail shelf space.
I also take into consideration of whether or not the ebook has DRM on it. I think drmed book should cost less than printed version because I don't feel like I "own" those books. I can't easily lend it out or resell it like printed versions. |
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A hundred+ responses in to this little unscientific poll, I must say, while I'm gratified that options 1 and 3 -- what I consider to be "the rational choices" () -- are leading with nearly a two to one margin, I'm honestly surprised how many people answered with option 2.
I truly would not have thought that that opinion was that widely held, even among our little enthusiast group here. Last edited by ApK; 05-13-2013 at 11:32 AM. |
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For example, macminer's and rwillmer's "other" votes, had they been allowed multiple votes, would have each counted as votes for both options 1 and 3. Last edited by ApK; 05-13-2013 at 11:52 AM. |
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"Paper price is irrelevant" only if the price of ebook is irrelevant, too. |
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Perhaps an option similar to option 2 should be added? There are other reasons people may not buy a book, not simply because of principle. For example, some may not opt to buy a paperbook because they don't have the space to spare and they won't buy the ebook because it's priced higher than what they are willing to pay.
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"Assume we're talking about a book that you are interested in buying, and if there was no paper edition to compare to, you would indeed be buying the ebook at the offered price." |
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