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Due to the price fixing of the agency stuff, and what I think is overly high prices for eBooks, I now read almost everything as a loan from my library(s). That used to be a problem for me, because the book was often due back before I'd finished it. But I have found ways around that now.
One, I read faster now. Two, I put my Kindle in airplane mode after getting a library loan. Three, I joined several library districts (seven, specifically). So I put the book on hold at many libraries, then suspend the hold at the backup libraries. I borrow from the main library, and if that book comes due, I un-suspend the hold at another library and get a second copy to finish the book. When you un-suspend a hold, you jump back to your original place in line so I don't have to wait a long time to get a second copy of the book.
With these methods I'm now loving my library(s). I save quite a bit of money not having to buy all those books too. I still buy some, but nowhere near as many as I used to. Prices go up, sales (to me) go down. There are other alternatives to purchasing.
If my library(s) don't have the specific eBook I want, I will check out a paper copy. There's this neat thing called "Prospector" which gives you access to tons of inter-library loans, even from out of state libraries. I recently had to use this Prospector method to find a copy of West of Eden by Harry Harrison. If finding a book via inter-library loans fails, I'll next look for a used paperback in one of the many online stores.
All of this makes buying eBooks a rare occurrence for me these days. But if prices go down, sales (to me) will go up. It's a pretty simple equation really. Some people are willing to pay agency pricing, I am not. So I use other methods these days.
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