Thread: are you ever going to buy a paper novel again?
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Old 04-15-2012, 06:15 PM   #131
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
I don't buy fiction ebooks that cost more than $6, and I have no shortage of reading material. Most of the ebooks I buy are $2.99 or $3.99.

I have no intention of ever buying a new paper novel again, although I expect I'll buy some used to chop, scan & convert.
I suppose that it might make sense to by used, chop, scan & convert if the novel is out of print and unlikely to ever to be released as an ebook before it becomes public domain (i.e., never in my lifetime), but I'm coming to the conclusion that it's not worth my time to do this unless I'm desperate to read an out-of-print middle book of a series. I'll probably still wait for the price to drop to MMPB levels, but the 4-10 hours it takes me to create an ebook that is nearly as good as the print edition is not worth the few dollars one saves by creating an ebook from the print edition, even if the print edition is free.
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