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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Unlike with phone or tablet apps, I am sure that nobody fills their new reader with new books right away. Probably they start loading old books first, or try downloading a few free ones? If the reader was a gift they might take some time to figure things out. There will be a time lag before they start buying.
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I'm one of the rare exceptions then. I got my first Kobo in April, and greedily gulped all the PG, Smashwords, and MR freebies to stick on it. As of yet, I have never owned a phone or tablet (not a mobile phone anyway), and so a book reader is probably, a "cute" little nicety by comparison to those growing up in the texting and smartphone generation.
I now have a Sony reader and it didn't take me long to stick all my calibre library onto it. I think e-readers are amazingly cool and I know a lot of other people my age (mid 40s) who aren't as impressed because it doesn't do all the stuff Ipod touches do and it's black and white.
I have no interest in Angry Birds or Texting, but give me lots of stuff to read all in one little thing and I am happy.
I also agree with you in your other post here where you said:
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Sure, some people may not think much about prices now, but when they read about it on this forum or elsewhere they might wake up -- and slowly there will be more and more of us. And this is what you fear and what we want to happen. So yes, people will continue to complain, get used to it.
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I can understand how some people are tired of reading about people's disapproval of prices, but for those who do disapprove, it's a relief to see that a great many consumers also agree.