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JimKal · 02-10-2012, 08:06 AM

I've got a house full of hard cover books as well as trade paperbacks. It always seemed more enjoyable to read a book at that size than the paperback. Needless to say I bought paperbacks as well. Hardcovers purchases decreased significantly when I got the iPad mostly books I wanted to share with my wife. Now, I read books on the iPad, the iPhone, and a Kindle Touch and I just can't see myself buying very many paper books in the future.

Like many others, I have been enjoying low cost and free offerings from Amazon. Also, like many others, I've found some books in serious need of an editor. I am no longer willing to pay"full price" for a paper book. I do expect to see a discount for an e-version of a book but am willing to pay more than the margin bin price for a well written and well edited book.

Yes, the Amazon model has introduced me to authors I will seek out and follow as well as authors I will avoid. It is nice to sample both those two types at a lower cost. One of the side effects of e-reading is that I have been reducing my collection of paper books by sharing them with friends or with our local Goodwill store. Having a "stack" of e-books has made it easier to say good-bye to some old friends.

02-10-2012, 08:06 AM	#35
JimKal Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 1000 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jamestown, NC Device: iPad, iMac,iPhone, Kindle Touch	I've got a house full of hard cover books as well as trade paperbacks. It always seemed more enjoyable to read a book at that size than the paperback. Needless to say I bought paperbacks as well. Hardcovers purchases decreased significantly when I got the iPad mostly books I wanted to share with my wife. Now, I read books on the iPad, the iPhone, and a Kindle Touch and I just can't see myself buying very many paper books in the future. Like many others, I have been enjoying low cost and free offerings from Amazon. Also, like many others, I've found some books in serious need of an editor. I am no longer willing to pay"full price" for a paper book. I do expect to see a discount for an e-version of a book but am willing to pay more than the margin bin price for a well written and well edited book. Yes, the Amazon model has introduced me to authors I will seek out and follow as well as authors I will avoid. It is nice to sample both those two types at a lower cost. One of the side effects of e-reading is that I have been reducing my collection of paper books by sharing them with friends or with our local Goodwill store. Having a "stack" of e-books has made it easier to say good-bye to some old friends. Last edited by JimKal; 02-10-2012 at 08:09 AM.