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Old 09-07-2011, 07:38 AM   #59
JimKal
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Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
My book buying rules, and these are hard rules that I will never break:

1) No books over $8, paperback or electronic doesn't matter;
2) Electronic can not cost more then the printed editions; I will never buy an electronic when it costs more then the printed one;

Don't care who wrote it or how good or bad I simply will not abandon these rules.

This is where I differ with Becca Ann - doesn't matter before or after agency pricing, favorite authors or not makes little difference, no books over $8. I am not interested in paying more for books, however I will gladly pay less and amazon allows me to do exactly that,
I do like your "rules". I can't say that I follow them exclusively as I will occasionally buy a new hard cover release and pay more but you have proposed a good general rule to follow. An addition that I find myself following is when a publisher shares the same or more for the e-version I tend to not buy either copy. I've noticed on Amazon that there are quite a few instances when the e-book costs more than the paperback.

The upside of following this"rule" is that I am exploring authors that I might not have sampled.
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