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leslieyeh · 03-09-2009, 04:58 PM

I don't have a Kindle, but one thing I've definitely noticed while browsing through the Kindle store, is that the discounts on backlist books (novels mostly) are not really discounted all that much from the paperback prices. The biggest win is over the price of a New Release. As someone that tends to wait for the paperback to come out, or borrow from the library, this makes the Kindle value proposition a little less exciting. But you can't beat wispernet or the form factor...

03-09-2009, 04:58 PM	#12
leslieyeh Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Backlist books I don't have a Kindle, but one thing I've definitely noticed while browsing through the Kindle store, is that the discounts on backlist books (novels mostly) are not really discounted all that much from the paperback prices. The biggest win is over the price of a New Release. As someone that tends to wait for the paperback to come out, or borrow from the library, this makes the Kindle value proposition a little less exciting. But you can't beat wispernet or the form factor...