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Originally Posted by crossi
It depends. I'll spend more for non-fiction than for a novel or the romance novellas. And if I'm rebuying a book I already have, $7 is really to much esp if that author has 30 or 40 that I'd like to rebuy. Of course new books might end up being a complete waste of money. I only kept about 1 in 10 when I was buying paper, the rest were wasted money, so every $7 on a new book is a gamble. And it depends on how many already bought unread books I have, currently about 30. And how many are on my wish list, over 400 now. If I have a large backlog I'm much less willing to put down money for any book unless it's too good a bargain to pass up. I only have so much money, and time. If they want either from me the publishers are going to have to compete for it.
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I am the opposite. If I like an author enough to want to read all of their books, well that makes them worth more than average, not less. As I said before, I will be more likely to plunk down larger sums for books by authors I have enjoyed hugely in the past. Just sort of a weird symbolic thing as I can usually get the book from the library and I am patient enough to do that.
Still I see your point. 40 x $10 is serious dent in the budget for most of us.
This is an area where sometimes ebooks shine though. Omnibus or multiple book deals.
Helen