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And some of us are on limited incomes due to disabilities (in my case blood sugar troubles due to diabetes) and so can't afford to re-buy books by the ton if something happens. For anyone on such a limited income buying new copies of ebooks or a new ereader/ computer/ tablet etc. is a big investment. I still remember when I bought my 1st K3. It cost around $130-150 at the time and it was my big purchase for the month. Amazon didn't have their pay a bit per month option at the time. I had had to save back some $ to afford it at that time. The price of dedicated ereaders has gone down quite a bit the last few yrs and I wager companies like Amazon have sold quite a good # of ereaders (though they don't release figures). Of course some people buy new every year just like some people trade in their cars for a new model on a regular basis, but some of us can't afford to and so not as many new ones are sold in the following year. And some companies keep the price of their ebook versions high so that you have to want/need a given book enough that you are willing to shell out the $9.99 (or whatever the price is) to get a copy. I usually buy the $2.99 books (and the free ones) and only spend more on a very few. I mean two books at $9.99 for example would be over $20.00 with tax included, but two at $2.99 would be just over $6.00 with tax. Purchases add up though too.
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