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Originally Posted by TechnoCat
I may be a fan of an author but unwilling to pay, e.g, $30 for that author's newest tome. I might be willing to pay $12 for it in paper, but unwilling to pay $8 for it in ebook form, because... - Paper is still a bit more magical, and certainly more tangible, than an ebook.
- I can more easily lend out the paper.
- And I can, if desired, resell it. (Typically at a 75% depreciation, but none-the-less, even then it becomes less expensive than the single-user ebook.)
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Hmmm. If you buy a book for $12, and sell it at a 75% depreciation, you've sold it for $3, therefore your total outlay is $9. That's still more expensive than the $8 eBook, is it not?