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Originally Posted by Fbone
"Cheapskates" seem to be thriving in ebook land.
The same survey that gave us the 19% ereader figure also told us only 11% purchased an ebook. That means 40% of ebook readers read free.
Public domain, library, free promotions and unauthorized downloading. Lots of options for the budget conscious. This is bad news for publishers both traditional, indie and self.
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Not really. Ebooks don't have used book sales, friends of the library sales, lending your copy to friends. Paper books can go through many owners and that is even without unlimited library checkouts. Overall I think publisher are ahead of the game with ebooks which is a pity. I've gotten a lot of cheap books from used book sales in my life.