If I own the paper book and the e-book is available, I buy the e-book. I do not believe that buying one version of the good means I can get the next version for free.
If I own the paper book and the e-book is not available, I will download the e-book. When the e-book comes available later, I will buy the e-book.
The reality is that the hardback book is different then the paperback book which is different then the e-book. If I own the hardback book I have to pay for the paperback book if I want that. Why wouldn't I pay for the e-book? There are different production costs associated with each format. If I can, I pay for the format that I want. If that format is not available then I will look else where.
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