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adv_dp_fan · 04-06-2011, 05:32 PM

For me, nothing beats a real bookstore for finding new titles. Amazon's site comes close but doesn't really match it yet.

And I'm buying more in the B&Ms now. I use to buy a lot of physical books, then got my reader and started buying ebooks. But the industry has convinced me they don't want me buying ebooks. The higher prices, DRM and license vs own have made me drop ebooks and go back to physical books. But I don't read the physical books as it is now easy to "rip" them to ebooks yourself, just like CDs and your mp3 player. 15-30 mins later I can have my new book on my reader.

So now for me at least, I'm finding myself "browsing" at Amazon but, since they've raised their mass market paperback prices to full SRP in so many cases, I then buy at the B&Ms where it is turning out to be cheaper. Saving money and fewer restrictions appeals to me as a buyer.

04-06-2011, 05:32 PM	#12
adv_dp_fan Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 57138 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Sony 505, iPad 1 & 3, Galaxy Note 8.1	For me, nothing beats a real bookstore for finding new titles. Amazon's site comes close but doesn't really match it yet. And I'm buying more in the B&Ms now. I use to buy a lot of physical books, then got my reader and started buying ebooks. But the industry has convinced me they don't want me buying ebooks. The higher prices, DRM and license vs own have made me drop ebooks and go back to physical books. But I don't read the physical books as it is now easy to "rip" them to ebooks yourself, just like CDs and your mp3 player. 15-30 mins later I can have my new book on my reader. So now for me at least, I'm finding myself "browsing" at Amazon but, since they've raised their mass market paperback prices to full SRP in so many cases, I then buy at the B&Ms where it is turning out to be cheaper. Saving money and fewer restrictions appeals to me as a buyer.