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Originally Posted by rlauzon
The only thing that I assume is that intelligent people want to get the best value for their money.
Getting back on the topic:
My point was that there seems to be quite a market in trading used romance novels. Moving to DRMed eBook versions of these seems to be a good idea for the publisher - but a bad idea for the reader.
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Again you are putting forward a view that the only factor that counts here is the financial cost. You ignore the other considerations such as convenience. Personally, I like being able to browse an online store for books, rather than driving thirty minutes to a decent bookstore. I have never paid anywhere near the retail price for an e-book. For a new release paper back book here, I would pay on average $30. The most I have paid for an e-book is $17 US (translates to about $21 Australian). Many of the books I pick up cost me a a few dollars, and on Fictionwise, I get rebates on books which builds up nicely to provide me with free books AND I don't have to bother with taking books back to the used book store. The books I buy also aren't dog eared from previous readers.
The other factor is that I can carry many books with me at any given time with minimal weight. Ohhhh and while we are talking of weight issues, I find it much more comfortable to hold the very light Iliad as opposed to a heavier print version of a paper back book, let alone a hardcover book.
Fiction reading is purely about entertainment, the experience of losing yourself in a fantasy world for a few hours. It is not an investment opportunity.
Karen