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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I think the majority of ebook readers are converted used-paperback readers, the people who are constantly looking for MORE STUFF TO READ and tired of carrying around 2-3 books at a time, and were willing to fork over $$ for a device that held them all at once. Those readers are looking for $1-5 books, and just like they were willing to scour the used book bins looking for authors they'd never heard of that sounded interesting, they're willing to crawl through book listings & take a chance based on cover art & an interesting description.
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I definitely recognize this; I get a whole lot more entertainment per buck when I buy 20 used books at 50 cent each than out of one 10 buck agency book. Even if 80% of those 20 used books turn out to be bad/boring etc.
The only hard-covers I've read the last couple of years have been presents by my wife, who know which writers I like and read and quite correctly assumes I won't have read books that are available in hard-cover only
