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Originally Posted by ePossum
Related to glomming -
It's often cheaper to buy a second hand print book than it is to buy an e-book.
Over time, as backlists of e-books build up, the overall cost of acquiring e-books vs print books will start to climb (I'm assuming that e-book pricing isn't going to change in a hurry...)
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I would disagree. Older ebooks and ebooks of back catalog do seem to generally be less expensive than newer releases. Perhaps around $3 each or less.
However, that is nothing like going to a yard sale and picking up a stack of pbooks, more than you can carry for about 10¢ each. Of course the ebook will be better for publishers and authors if the back catalog does offer $1 or maybe better prices because the used book market doesn't exist for ebooks.
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