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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Doesn't that rather undermine your "support the artist, don't be a freeloader" argument?
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Not necessarily because we are talking about three different things.
1) What is a fair price (I fall into the camp that says there is no such thing, there is only what people are willing to pay and how much the author is willing to accept and keep writing.)
2) How much are you willing to pay for an ebook (depends on the ebook. It varies with the book and author. I've payed over $100 for a highly specialized ebook on a subject matter I've very interested in [the book was on prehistoric military matters if you are wondering].
3) support the artist - I will pay more for an author that I really like, i.e. pay hard back prices. Other authors, I will pay less for, i.e. paper back prices. There are a whole bunch of authors I wouldn't get the book if it were free. I've been known to buy books by favored authors in multiple formats, simply to support them. I have most of the Baen ebook bundles from the start up until a few years ago. However, I also bought most of David Weber's books in hard back during that time period simply because that was the best way to support one of my favorite authors. I no longer buy hard back books, but I do buy ebooks at hard back prices and I frequently buy the same book both as an ebook and audiobook.