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Old 06-01-2013, 07:45 AM   #105
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What I like in this thread (and the other one about paper books, ebooks and price) is that I learn so much from your reasoning.
It was so surprising at first to see that many people see more value in an ebook than in a paper book! I didn't expect anyone to be willing to pay more for an ebook than a paper book! But most of the reasons make sense and little by little the way I see things is shifting. I'm questioning more and more the reasons leading me to buy one form or the other.

Keep in mind that many of you have been reading ebooks for years on end. And also that, in your country, ebooks are something common. Sometimes leaving in France, where publishers hold to paper books for dear life and dissuade the use of ebooks by skyrocketing prices*, feels like being in developing country.

So thank you for those enlightening exchanges

Edit: * of course, it's not always like that, but that's mostly true with big publishers. Some companies like Bragelonne (Tor alter ego if I'm not mistaken) have decently priced, DRM free ebooks

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