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Originally Posted by tponzo
I'm with you, Daithi. My auto buy list is half as long as it was before agency pricing. I also have actively looked for (and found) more indie publishers and authors. Agency pricing on top of DRM just seems like adding insult to injury.
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When I first got my E-reader I bought some books because of the novelty, but quickly realized I couldn't live on a steady diet of expensive books, when I could just put myself on a waiting list for library books.
When E-readers become as commonplace as cell phones, people will be turning to affordable sources for their reading, and it will reflect in how much people buy vs borrow. Much like with dtbs I was a heavy consumer of library books and books I liked that I could find for under $5.
I couldn't afford hard cover first publications either, so I was not in their target market. I also am kind of picky about books I want to keep, so I am a heavy "tester" of books via libraries. I have to absolutely love anything I buy. Luckily, the public library and places like MR and PG make it so that people of all budget demographics can amuse themselves with literature.