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Originally Posted by astra
You buy a book for the text value. People who would buy a book based on price only don't have enough brains to read a book. So, I don't think they would buy a book in the first place.
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Astra, I think that is a nonsense statement. Would you spend $70 on an ebook even if the summary was interesting but the author was wholly unknown to you? Based on your statement, you would because price is immaterial. I read a lot of books every year and buy significantly more than I can read, but I wouldn't even look at the synopsis of a $70 novel from an unknown author -- I would immediately pass the book by based on its price alone.
OTOH, I will spend more than that on a book that is known to me. For example, I just bought
William Bouguereau (2 volume set) by Damien Bartoli and Frederick C. Ross for $350.
Anyway, I think your statement is wrong and that everyone has a price point for books at which a book is no longer considered buyable regardless of content based solely on price.