I do believe that the pricing models are going to need to change to keep up trends.
For me the initial draw in saving up for an e-reader, was that I could feed it quite cheaply. And for the most part, I am finding that to be true. I was buying paperback public domain books for $3-$6 prior to PG and MR and our lovely calibre. I still revel at the massive collections lovingly edited public domain works, and the idea that I can customize my books with my own cover via calibre.... I'm quite easy to entertain
Now, if I want "something new" I either use the library, or check out one of the Kindle freebies I downloaded, or for a special treat, will go to one of the DRM-free bookstores to amuse myself.
For there to be an e-book that will entice me to part ways with over $7-$8 dollars for *
one* fiction book, it would have to offer me a lot. At the moment, that's my budget for 2-4 romance novels if my library queue is slow. I was raised before the days of instant everything, and texting.... even possessing 2 e-readers, I can wait
