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Originally Posted by Katsunami
It stands to reason that there will be people who shell out €129-299 for an e-reader with the thought to 'earn it back' by pirating the e-books.
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It's kind of a logical way of thinking. My standing mixer with a dough hook "pays for itself" by allowing me to make delicious homemade bread practically hands free, for a fraction of the price of the tasteless bag of air we buy when we're in a hurry. We (the royal we) want our expensive devices to save us money in other ways and to have some longevity. It's only natural.
I was born back in the day when my favorite classics cost at least $15 each. When E-books became a thing, and the MR library as well as project Gutenberg made public domain literature available for free, my e-reader
did pay for itself because at least 50 or so of my childhood favorites that I otherwise would have bought for $5-$25 were free for the taking.
I was highly spoiled by these public domain downloads. While most everyone else is clamoring for the fresh releases, I'm content to save money by reading my old favorites. That leaves me money to buy e-books more selectively and wait for sales.
That having been said, I disagree with the author that "piracy" hurt her sales. I don't know this author personally but went hunting around for reviews of her books, and it seems the quality of her writing went down without having very many special "tempting" price offers.
When I don't like a book or I don't have the budget for it, I just don't buy it, or wait for a library loan. Nothing to do with piracy.