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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Not to mention that I only WANT the ebook. I don't want the physical book. I'm not sure a better example exists of why ebooks could easily cost more (even though they rarely do when all is said and done) than their physical counterparts.
I (and others like me) clearly value ebooks more than physical ones. So I consider the fact that I tend to get the format I value more for a little less than the format I don't value as much to be a bonus.
The immediacy and convenience factors of ebooks are things I'm more than willing to part with my hard-earned money for.
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For fiction, I completely agree. I have a few treasured paper fiction books, such as my "deluxe" illustrated editions of the three LOTR books and my leather-bound 36-volume complete works of Dickens, but I've long since replaced the overwhelming majority of my fiction library with ebooks.
I still buy a fair number of non-fiction books as paper books, though, particularly when they have a lot of photographs. Eg I've got a large lavishly-illustrated hardback book called "The Royal Tombs of Egypt" which has several fold-out photographs in it which are about 4 feet long. Really wouldn't work too well as an ebook
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Give me ebooks every time for fiction, though.