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Originally Posted by tompe
No, they are not the same. E-book are much better. They take no space, you can search them, you can comment in the book and let your friends see the comment and so on.
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I can't comment and let my friends see my comments. Shared commenting is an Amazon feature, and maybe other platforms--and they're welcome to charge extra for it. But it's not a feature I care about, and not one I'm willing to switch platforms to get.
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I find it very strange that people have a strong opinion about what the price should be based on the value to them. I do not understand why people think so strongly that the ebook should be cheaper.
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Because ebooks are lacking a number of features that make pbacks worth buying. (To me, of course. I'm not saying what features other people should value; I buy products based on their value to me.)
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I also do not understand why the ebook market is so different from the paper book market.
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Lack of legitimate resale/transferability is one of the major reasons.
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What is the difference that makes it impossible to use the model with selling books at a higher price in the beginning and later lowering the price?
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Nothing... but publishers don't. Or rather, most text-book publishers don't; several of the digital comics publishers at drivethrucomics start at $2.99 and drop the price to $1.99 after a while. They also often have the first couple of issues free.