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Originally Posted by 49Kat
I've been finding that sometimes the cost of paper books, even brand new, ends up actually being less than the ebook version. And in some cases I am able to buy the paper book for substantially less than the ebook if I am willing to purchased used and/or through a marketplace seller.
So I balance between the ease and convenience of having books I want to read on a compact electronic device, vs having more physical 'stuff' in my life.
Is anyone else finding themselves purchasing paper books again? I went for a couple of years at least of not buying any at all, and recently I've bought a dozen in the past 3 months. Not only that, but some of them are paper versions of ebooks I have because for some reason, when I am reading books whose subject matter I am studying, I prefer the paper version. Re one author whose ebooks cost as much if not more than paper versions, I have decided to purchase the paper versions, in as good condition as I can get.
I still think it's highly unreasonable for ebooks to cost as much or more than the paper versions, but so far that seems to be the way things are trending.
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I am wondering, how are used book sales legal when the author does not get any royalties for these sales.
As a purchaser of a paperback has the option of selling that paperback to a used book dealer or exchanging it for another book at a used book dealer, I think the ebook price should reflect that non-transferable fact, it is even difficult to let a friend read your ebooks unless you have a dedicated "friend device".