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Originally Posted by Timboli
Take the situation with my wife and mother. They often read the same books, and not so many years ago, they used lend to each other. Now it has become more problematical, especially as my mother's eyesight means she needs either (hard to get) large print books or ebooks for her iPad. My wife has a Samsung tablet, but despite reading the odd ebook, prefers not to, and really wants to read the old fashioned way. I cannot convince her or my mother to use an E-Ink device, even though they have tried out my Kindles. So now, the same book is being bought twice (at least), whereas it used to be once. That's not even considering other family members and friends who used to share and borrow. So it seems to me, that publishers are reaping a huge advantage, but in many cases give pathetic excuses, despite all the facts, about why ebooks can't be much cheaper, and sometimes are the same or more in price.
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I don't at all understand how that situation is anybody's fault other than your wife and mother: If your wife would read on the Samsung tablet she already has, she could loan the books to your mother. If your mother could do with not reading large print books, she could borrow paper books from your wife. What would you suggest the publisher do?