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Originally Posted by HarryT
I never share or sell my books, so for me, that is not an issue. I appreciate, however, that it is for some.
The previous poster doubted my view that e-books were generally cheaper than paper books, so I've just done some checking on Amazon, which is where I generally buy my e-books. The books I buy are mainly crime fiction, and, in every case I checked, the e-book was cheaper than the cheapest paperback edition:
Eg:
Agatha Christie: e-book £3.54, paperback £4.26
Colin Dexter: e-book £4.27, paperback £4.49
Ian Rankin: e-book £4.66, paperback £4.99
and that's despite the fact that the price of the e-book includes 17.5% VAT, whereas the paper book is not subject to VAT.
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Problem is, that is dependent on where you live.
Agatha Christie: e-book: $7,81, MMP: $6,99
Colin Dexter: e-book: $9,53, MMP: $7,99
Ian Rankin: e-book: $12,44, paperback: $10,19
I'm not allowed to buy in Amazon.co.uk, so these are Amazon.com prices.
So, my view is that ebooks are generally more expensive than paper books... And that is everywhere I've looked so far, also in Dutch stores.