|
Yep. read that article a few days back and could not agree more. Before I started reading ebooks, I would buy a lot of my genre of choice from wherever I could get hold of them, as well as specialist bookstores.
I watch prices slowly increase at rates well over the CPI increases normally expected, until a single paperback begun to exceed AU$15. At that point it was cheaper to purchase paperbacks from online bookstores or eBay. The price differences where quite considerable and I saved a lot of money, even with postage.
Compared to Australia, it was a different world.
Even recently as early October, I wanted to purchase paperback veriosns of books 2 and 3 of the Princesses series by Jim C Hines for my youngest and oldest daughters (my wife has ebook versions from Amazon). I thought it was worth trying locally, but typically, Dymocks had never heard of the author or series. Collins wanted AU$21.95 per book, but they had to be ordered.
In the end it was eBay to the rescue. I got the books (new) for $7.95 each with free postage. The books were from an Australian seller.
When ebook estores arrived in Australia the price differences for ebooks were just as bad as the paperback versions and the range available was far smaller due to Geographic descriptions. No change, move along folks....
I am with you, great article.
|