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Originally Posted by BWinmill
In my case, it's more of a mix and it will probably always be a mix. I'm very price sensitive when it comes to books. It's probably a result of my upbringing: why buy new when you can buy used or (better yet) use community resources like libraries. Outside of indie authors and a smattering of ebooks offered by libraries, I have seen very little accommodation for those of us who are price sensitive.
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It's a mix for me too -- for the same reason. Recently, I bought 4 books in Lauren Hardy's
Lieutenant Bak series from Amazon because they were only $.99 each. Any more and I'd have just borrowed them from the library. This is a series that I will read, enjoy, and promptly forget. I don't expect to *ever* read them again. I also am very active in book swapping via BookCrossing.com, so there will always be paper books coming in and out of my house. This year I've read 82 books: 55 were paper books, 21 of them electronic, and 6 audio books. This 2-to-1 ratio of paper to electronic is just about right for me since my library does not offer eBook lending. I am, however, beginning to take advantage of Amazon's Kindle Lending Library. The down-side of this offering is that you're limited to only 1 book a calendar month. It's not a good deal for an avid reader. (And annoying when their Prime Video is "all you can eat")