I have paid and will continue to pay agency pricing for books by specific authors.
There are times when books are exchangeable and I would just pick a different book to read. But more often when you want to read a specific book, only that book will do.
I miss the days of Fictionwise and getting 100% back to buy even more books. But those days are gone.
I do think agency pricing (same or more as the paperback price, over $10 for the ebook if a hardcover release) does prevent me from trying a lot of new-to-me authors. I do try a few every year, but a lot I tend to get from the library or just add to my To Be Bought list and wait for a sale.
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