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I read 3-4 books a week when I am working and 6-9 when I am not. I used to read more when I was younger. It is my favorite type of solitary entertainment. At times I have been in a position of not having a book to read, and I survived, but sometimes experienced anxiety. I would gladly have paid $27.00 for a book that I wanted to read and would have happily paid a fair amount for any book I thought I would read.
I feel very pampered with ebooks. I have enough books to keep me busy for a while, that I actively want to read and can get more from the library without driving 106 miles. I can usually buy the latest bestseller instantly, although I am not big on bestsellers, and I have read (and paid for in the past) many public domain books.
While I am against collusion, I feel that publishers are as free to set the prices of eBooks, just as Starbucks are free to set the price of a cup of coffee.
A friend of mine started budgeting electronically with a program that gave him a report of all of his credit card spending by category. He buys a book or two a week to read and a fair amount as gifts. Generally textbooks or bestsellers. He was quite appalled when he found out it was books $900 and Starbucks $5800. 2-4 lattes a day and lemon loaf etc. he has cut way back on the Starbucks but still it is more than he spends on books.
Helen
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