Thread: paper books versus ebooks
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Old 01-17-2014, 09:05 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey View Post
And I can hopefully get them signed at some point!
I'm still refining my technique, but I've gotten several ebooks signed. I create a blank page on my iPad mini, the author uses a stylus and a paint program to sign it, and I tip it into my copies of their ebooks. I even tweak the metadata to reflect the existence of the signature and where/when I obtained it.

There's even (at least) one company that specializes in producing autographed editions of ebooks; the author sends them the master ebook, a set of email addresses, and a corresponding stack of autograph page images, and the company incorporates the autograph pages and sends the personalized ebooks to the recipients.

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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey
And as a bonus, if it's a new release and I don't want to wait (the case with my favorite authors), often the hardcover is cheaper, or at least, about the same price.
My experience has been exactly the opposite; the hardback is distinctly more expensive. However, there are cases where a mass-market paperback is priced lower than its ebook during the preorder period.
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