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Originally Posted by Giggleton
I don't understand this stuff, how do you say that one book felt like 6.99 but this other one only seemed about 2.50? It's very subjective right? Are you basing this on personal historical reading data?
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Now that I log my books on goodreads, I rate and review them when I am finished. It upsets me to pay more than $2.99 for a one or two star book. But a one star book is just a purely awful book, and the only value for the money is the pleasure of savaging it in a review. A two star is a book that is awful but not awful enough to savage, there is no redeeming quality here for the money, the best that can be said is that maybe I got it for free on promotion or something. But for $2.99 or under I just don't feel as ripped off. It sometimes upsets me to pay $9.99 or more for a three star book too, especially if it's on the low end of three stars in quality. 3 stars should have mmpb or lower price.
For books I haven't read yet, I think "how much do I want this book?" Imagine me standing in B&N browsing.
I MUST HAVE IT (autobuy authors' work or something that seems irresistible-- I will buy it no matter the price.
I'd like to read it. -- I will buy it IF I think I can spare the money. Or maybe if I read the first line and am interested as opposed to enchanted, I say Hm.
Hm. Not sure. Will it ever show up at the library? Probably? Maybe I'll put it on hold there or see if a friend buys it and I can borrow it. Or maybe I'll just pick it up if I see it there. Is it available in ebook? this is a hardback at $20 and the ebook will probably be $9.99 so I'll buy it in e.
Oh, gosh I kind of want to read this but it's a romance(/mystery/whatever) and most romances are $7.99 mmpbs and this one is a $14.99 trade...how much is the ebook? $9.99? Maybe if I wait the price will go down. Put it on the wish list and wait. Check the library.