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Originally Posted by ekbell
I'm one of those who is slowly acquiring ebook copies of my physical books as they go on sale. I certainly don't think that I have a *right* to cheap replacements but I also don't think that I can justify spending full price for my preferred format when our paper copies are still available for reading.
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I have no problem with that. Everyone has their own justification levels and personal expense limits. I just think that some people
do tend to see their own expenditure limits (replacement or otherwise) as a reason to believe that ebooks are priced
definitively "too high." You don't seem like you have that affliction.
I too, think $12.99 - $16.99 is too high to pay for a book I already own a readable copy of. The difference is: I can't personally justify re-buying a book I already own a readable copy of at
ANY price. But at the same time, I don't think $12.99 - $16.99 is too high a price to pay for a book I don't own, haven't read--and want to.
People are looking for sales and promotions to replace their paper libraries with electronic ones. I get that. It's a wise thing to do. I'd do the same thing if I had any interest in replacing my existing paper books. But I don't. And unfortunately for many who do, I think publishers are always going to charge as much for their ebooks as a person who's never owned or read the book (and wants to) is willing pay. Why wouldn't they?