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Originally Posted by winsomnia
When I purchase from the large publishers, I assume I am getting a product that has been properly proofed and edited. I tell myself I'm paying more for quality-control, and I'm OK with that. Too often, I find that less-expensive ebooks have too many spelling and grammar errors for my liking.
So, part of the reason I'm willing to pay more is because I assume I'm getting a product that has been thoroughly tested (editing and proof-reading).
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Not to mention things like a proper table of contents, properly formatted images, compatibility with the kepub-exclusive features (like dictionary) on the Kobo.
Nearly all of the cheaper, smaller-publisher books I've purchased have had no table of contents to speak of. That's not such a big deal for most books, but for someone like myself who reads a lot of short story collections, it's a bit of a pain in the posterior. I would've gladly paid an extra buck or two if it had meant that I could more easily choose which story I wanted to read at any given time via the table of contents.
None of those things are going to deter me from buying a cheap, independently published book that I want to read, but I do like having them and think quality is worth a
slightly higher price.