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For me, reading became more expensive, but I can't truly quantify it. Ignoring the fact that the Kindle and lighted cover has cost me 1.4 cents per "print-length page" to date, I now buy my books from Amazon new rather than browsing the library book sale or used book stores. Instead, I've been paying full agency price due to the fact that agency pricing started shortly after I bought my Kindle.
On the other hand, I now do my book shopping JIT (just in time)... I tend to buy fewer books on speculation, many of which went unread. I have quite a few paper books that I bought thinking that they looked interesting, then never got around to reading them. I do that now and then with ebooks, but mostly 99 cent specials, so I have fewer of those "lying around".... so maybe it has been an overall savings.
The other problem with calculating cost/savings, is the fact that I read WAY more than before, so, again, I'm spending more than before.
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