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DiapDealer · 10-30-2019, 08:46 PM

I still assert that dollar for dollar, buying a new ebook at current Big 5 prices (by an author you typically enjoy) and reading it is a better value--by far--than most other activities/hobbies people like to engage in. Movies, dining out, sporting events, concerts, plays--what have you. New Big 5 ebook releases provide more bang for my buck than any of them. So when I say I think current ebook prices are more than fair, THAT is what I'm basing it on.

I'm not "ceding" anything to "power brokers" or giant corporations. I'm simply acknowledging that the hours (hours) of enjoyment I get from reading one book--in whatever form I choose to buy it in--is an absolute bargain at current new-release prices compared to anything else I spend money on for personal enjoyment. And reading them is the only thing about books I place any value on. "Fair??" Hell yes it's a fair price. More than fair, in fact. YMMV, but lets not kid ourselves into believing that the price of new release ebooks from Big Pub is contributing to the decline of the western civilization for cripes sake.

10-30-2019, 08:46 PM	#76
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,734 Karma: 206739468 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I still assert that dollar for dollar, buying a new ebook at current Big 5 prices (by an author you typically enjoy) and reading it is a better value--by far--than most other activities/hobbies people like to engage in. Movies, dining out, sporting events, concerts, plays--what have you. New Big 5 ebook releases provide more bang for my buck than any of them. So when I say I think current ebook prices are more than fair, THAT is what I'm basing it on. I'm not "ceding" anything to "power brokers" or giant corporations. I'm simply acknowledging that the hours (hours) of enjoyment I get from reading one book--in whatever form I choose to buy it in--is an absolute bargain at current new-release prices compared to anything else I spend money on for personal enjoyment. And reading them is the only thing about books I place any value on. "Fair??" Hell yes it's a fair price. More than fair, in fact. YMMV, but lets not kid ourselves into believing that the price of new release ebooks from Big Pub is contributing to the decline of the western civilization for cripes sake. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-30-2019 at 08:53 PM.