Thread: Interesting, but flawed, article on eBooks in the International Herald Tribune
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Old 08-17-2011, 10:50 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by anamardoll View Post
Not sure how on board I am with the "money is tight" argument.

If you don't care what you read and are happy with promotional freebies, indie freebies, free PD books, and NetGalley arcs (Be a reviewer! Come to the dark side!), then an eReader works out to mere pennies per book.

On the other hand, if you REALLY want to read, say, X specific book, then it's possible that an eReader isn't saving you money in the long run... unless you're the type that needs it on release day, in which case you *might* save money if the eBook is cheaper than the hardcover (big if).
Not to mention library access. Between freebies, books I've read through the library, etc, I've averaged about 82 cents an ebook. And that is factoring in the ebooks bought for school, tech books I've bought for work related things, etc (the one ebook for school was $90 by itself).
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