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Old 05-03-2011, 05:21 PM   #57
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If Price were my only factor, I'd probably never even notice that there are books that cost more than a few books. After all, a sort by price will show you that there are 100's if not 1000's of books in the free to $2.99 category.

However, it pains me when I am looking into picking up books that I'd love to read (I'm reading a lot of more recent classics these days) that the paperback book costs around $5 and the ebook costs around $12 to $14. When that happens, price does play a factor. I will not by an ebook (or the associated paperback) in that situation. Instead, it forces me to use a library. If it is a book I know well and have already read, I wait on it, figuring that some day this ridiculous business model will become practical. If it is a book I really want to read, I may make an exception, but I haven't done that, yet... although I did pay more for an ebook than paperback in the case of a book that was at a $5.99 vs. $6.50 type price. Heck, I can chalk that difference up to Sales Tax or shipping.
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