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Originally Posted by NatCh
You also seem to assume that everyone else does or should value things exactly the same way you do. 
That's just not so -- we all come to any transaction with our own perspective on what we want out of it, and what it's worth to us. As has been amply demonstrated by a multitude of comments, there are a lot of folks who simply don't give a fillip about being able to sell a book once they're done with it, and care only slightly more about being able to give it away.
This is not a sign of impaired intelligence, this is simply an indication that different factors are valued differently by different people. |
I very much agree. For instance, my top reasons for wanting ebooks center around the environment (I like trees), my convenience (I want what I want and I want it now), aesthetics (I hate clutter but have tons of old books and a DH who can't bear to part with them), and allergies (said old books make me sneeze my head off). I'd like for them to also be cheaper than pbooks. I believe there's no good reason for them not to be. However I will still choose an ebook over a pbook when I can even if I pay a little more. I don't believe this is a sign of impaired intelligence on my part. I'm willing to pay a bit extra as an early adopter to invest in getting this market off the ground. Same thing when I bought my Prius. People questioned my judgment because it wasn't the best economic decision but economics do not drive all my decisions.