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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I'm where you are when it comes to ebooks verse paper. Right now, I'm in the process of replacing my library with ebooks. I haven't bought a paper book in several years now. However, I am quite happy to pay $15 for one of my favorite author's latest books when it first comes out, rather than wait a year and pay $8 when the price drops. Heck, I'm even willing to pay the ARC premium from Baen books to get a book two months before it's officially published. To each his own.
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And I'm just the opposite. I consider ebooks to be throwaways -- read once, then forget. Any book I want to keep in my library I buy in hardcover. I never buy an ebook to replace a book in my library. Occasionally I will buy both the hardcover and ebook versions of a book but that is not usual. I do it when I want to be able to read the book on a trip or in circumstances where the hardcover would not be convenient.
As regards ebook pricing, because I consider ebooks to be throwaways, I generally will not spend more than $5 on ebook. Occasionally I have no choice and I will spend what is required to get the ebook I want. OTOH, I have no problem spending $80 and more on a hardcover that I intend to keep.
Ultimately, the ebook vs. print book debate boils down to personal preference. I see nothing wrong with being ebook only, print only, or a combination.