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Old 02-22-2009, 01:24 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
Spot on, it is the "heavy readers" (which can even mean 1 book a month reader) are the ones that will buy an eBook device. So, most of them will break even.

Also, even at 1 book a month, 24 books is two years. I plan to read for another 30 years... fates willing.

BOb
These kind of calculations are fallacious because for example they assume the Kindle/PRS lasting indefinitely, while I would estimate 2-3 years average burn rate per device.

A device costs xxx$ once every 2-3 years - whatever xxx is, now for eink is 350-500$ including taxes, and extended warranty which are necessary if you do not want to gamble -

If you *buy* ebooks at your pbook buying rate you ain't going to save that much. But I do not think that many people are doing that, so yes devices save money, though not in the way put there.
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