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Originally Posted by HarryT
There are also significant number of buyers for whom price is not particularly a consideration, and I'd include myself in that. Reading is one of my main means of recreation, and if I choose to spend £100 or so a month on books, that's my concern, and I can well afford to do so. I know many people who spend a lot more than that on clothes, or just going to the pub. I choose to buy books.
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I count myself as one who thinks of reading as one of my main forms of recreation, and I have been able to indulge myself on a budget of $20 per month. That's five cups of coffee at Starbucks .
Maybe that's why I don't have much sympathy for those who are protesting that ebooks are SOO expensive . I don't think of myself as being any kind of genius shopper, either. I simply use some of the many tools available for finding ebook bargains- following the various Amazon, iBook, and BN promotions by email and Twitter, checking in on the Bargains forum on this website, managing my Amazon Wishlist , and using Ereader IQ. And if all else fails, the library.
Frankly, it's really not that hard. Does require some patience and foresight , though.
Instead of complaining about ebook prices, maybe people should work at being smarter shoppers. They would better achieve their reading aims that way, IMO .