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Originally Posted by Lordy
I was in exactly the same position as vaseline (I posted a few months ago) and in the end didnt buy anything because, having sort of made a decision on the hardware, I started looking at the books available and gave up. I'm a current fiction paperback consumer, one or two a week, £4-8 a time, and while I could happily entertain myself for a while rereading the classics for free on my reader, if I want to read a new book (1) I have to pay something approaching (or exceeding) the hardback price and (2) there's naff all available. What's the point? I'm trying to save space and paper but not at the cost of price and choice. (Bear in mind I'm in the Uk so Kindle not an option tho I dont know if Amazon is any better/cheaper). I've read all the "where to get books" posts in all formats and I'm in shock. Its like having an Ipod but only being able to listen to stuff from before the 70s and maybe 1 song in 1000 from now, but not one you'd ever want to listen to, and at 10 times the price. Am I missing something?  |
I honestly think that you couldn't be more wrong about there being "naff all available". I suppose it depends what type of books you like to read, but the vast majority of "best sellers" these days are available as eBooks, and generally at much lower prices than UK paperbacks. Take a look at a site like
Fictionwise and you'll find that most eBooks sell for somewhere about $5-6 (£3-4), which is a heck of a lot less than buying paperbacks. I'm a fan of mysteries and SF/fantasy, and I have more available to read as eBooks than I could possibly get through in a lifetime.