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Originally Posted by TheSFReader
And I also have the option to order takeaway, or to go eat something else...
Sometimes I go to the "luxury item", and sometimes I go on the cheap one, and sometimes I don't buy anything at all.
With books it's the same.
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My point was that it doesn't have to be a luxury item. You can go to a library and read the book for free. This is what libraries are for, so that people who can't afford books (or more books as the case may be) could still read them.
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Originally Posted by TheSFReader
Yet last month I bought the Hardcover version of one such books, and I'll do it again in a few months, but in the meantime, I much prefer discovering indie authors, and buying their books, knowing that a higher part of my money will go to them, rather than for paper, transport, warejhousing ...
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Is there a reason why you bought the hardcover and didn't wait for the paperback?