Been a long time since I've been around this site, but I couldn't resist answering this one.
Why don't I read more e-books?
PRICE
Why do so many e-books cost as much as their printed equivalent?
For example, the other day I was watching a great series on Elizabeth I. When it finished I took my TX and started looking for English history books.
I found this and thought "great".
Great_Tales_from_English_History
But then I saw the price: $16.95
Look at Amazon:
On Amazon
$16.75!! Same price more or less, for a lush hardback book
This isn't the only case I've found
Surely printing costs etc. should be discounted from e-books?
If a hardback costs 16 dollars why doesn't an e-book cost, say, half the price?
However handy it may be to have the e-book around to read where I want, somehow it seems you get so much more for your money with the hardcover edition, for example, it is much easier to lend it to a friend, looks nice on the bookshelf etc.
I say, drop the price, e-book sellers.