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Originally Posted by Timboli
That's a weird thing to say. Are you rolling in the money or something?
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Does it matter? Seriously. There are cheaper options and free options. Read what you want at the price you are able to pay. End of story.
Use libraries to get books you want to read but don't want to pay for. Read something else while you wait.
You've already mentioned that you have more books in your possession than you will have time to read before you die.
Why expend emotional energy on something you can't change...and isn't "wrong". Everyone has desires to buy things they can't or don't want to afford.
Enjoy life. Read what you like to read. Withhold your money from publishers and authors who aren't selling their books on the terms that you would prefer.
I write this, not to chastise you, but to free you from your own mental chains.
Everything you want to happen is already happening. Already there are authors willing to sell books for less, a lot less. Already there are free ebooks. Already you can buy a second hand copy of a physical book. Already you can use the library.
Already -- publishers who aren't lowering their prices, who aren't distributing their ebooks DRM free -- are suffering their fate as the market wills.
Already you can fill up your house with books. Already you can ALSO have more books than you could ever read on a device you hold in your hands.
It's a GREAT time to be a reader.