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Sydney's Mom · 06-16-2012, 03:05 PM

I haven't bought a pbook since 2007, when I got my kindle. I have read some that I got from the library, because the ebook wasn't available or was too expensive (IMHO).

I really want to read Joseph Stiglitz's "The Price of Inequality". The ebook is $14.99 and the pbook is $15.92. If I get the pbook, I can lend it to my friend, and my husband (both of whom I think would enjoy it). When they get done with it, I can donate it to the library.

On the other hand, buying a pbook could lead to unintended consequences. If too many people decide to deviate from the electronic format, publishers win. I guess the answer for that is to just not buy the book at all. But I really want to read it!

Does anyone else actually feel guilty if they consider buying a book in dead tree format, if it is available in ebook format and doesn't cost more than the pbook? Or is it just me?

P.S. Anyone read it yet? It is based on his Vanity Fair article, which is available online.

06-16-2012, 03:05 PM	#1
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,896 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	Ack! About to buy a dead tree book! I haven't bought a pbook since 2007, when I got my kindle. I have read some that I got from the library, because the ebook wasn't available or was too expensive (IMHO). I really want to read Joseph Stiglitz's "The Price of Inequality". The ebook is $14.99 and the pbook is $15.92. If I get the pbook, I can lend it to my friend, and my husband (both of whom I think would enjoy it). When they get done with it, I can donate it to the library. On the other hand, buying a pbook could lead to unintended consequences. If too many people decide to deviate from the electronic format, publishers win. I guess the answer for that is to just not buy the book at all. But I really want to read it! Does anyone else actually feel guilty if they consider buying a book in dead tree format, if it is available in ebook format and doesn't cost more than the pbook? Or is it just me? P.S. Anyone read it yet? It is based on his Vanity Fair article, which is available online.