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Originally Posted by JD Gumby
Never. $11.50 max ($10 + sales tax). And, given how shoddy ebooks generally are in terms of editing, especially backlist, it would have to be something I've been desperate for to get me to pay that much.
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I've also bought e-books especially the DRM kind that don't have the cover described on the book's "page". Instead it's one of the inside jacket things and I have to go and find a cover myself and stick it on. (and this was at the store put out by the bookreader's company).
Given that 99% of the time I am actually receiving a DIY make-a-book KIT rather than an actual whole item, then it's no wonder I place a higher value on the physical object than the digital bits that I stick into my (expensive) e-reader.
There are very few books that I have bought or downloaded from the freebies that I have not had to "clean up" to make it look good on my e-reader, especially to curious folk who want to know what an e-reader is like. This has required self-teaching on my part to learn to use sigil and calibre for technical knowhow to turn a product into what I originally hoped it would be.
I do eventually plan on buying my current read, as I am enjoying it, but most definitely, it will be in paperback form from amazon.ca which so far is the least expensive ($15.16) and shipping is free if I throw in a cd that my daughter wants for her birthday. (and I can pass on the book to as many people in my household want to read it)
At least with a paperback book, the only "skills" I need to use the book, I obtained in primary school.
