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Originally Posted by kennyc
Have not changed, other than more books now are available as ebooks. I have always checked/been sensitive to price though and often buy used via Amazon in place of ebooks. I've also been known to purchase the ebook afterwards if I love the book. Ebook is my preference other than sometimes a technical/science or non-fiction book. I prefer almost everything as ebook. Unfortunately many of the short fiction, non-fiction and best of anthologies are not available as ebooks so I must endure paper tomes.... |
IMO the biggest failing of ebooks is the lack of a secondary market. I buy many books that I decide aren't worth keeping once I've read them. Or I'll buy a short story then, later, buy a collection containing that story so I end up with duplicate books. With pbooks, no problem-I sell them to others or donate them and get a tax deduction. With ebooks? I either throw them out so nobody benefits from them or I keep them in case I change my mind. Fortunately storage costs for ebooks are nothing.
Since I strip the DRM I suppose I could sell them and, provided I sold no more copies than I bought (usually 1) I believe I could prevail in court should I be sued over it-but I don't think it's worth the trouble. Maybe if ebooks cost more, like hundreds of dollars each, then I'd think it was worth the trouble-but if they cost that much I don't think I'd own so many. Paradox.