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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
I think this post summed up why eBooks have not taken over:
100$ in my country is like 3 months salary
Reader prices have not fallen enough. When the eInk patents expire, I think the picture will change. But reader prices today are still a barrier. |
Out of perhaps morbid curiosity, did you actually think about the number you quoted?
A quick check says that the average monthly salary in South Africa is a bit higher than 33.33 US$ per month ($100/3). BusinessTech in an article from 2022-Dec-15 entitled
This is the average salary in South Africa right now states the average monthly salary is 24,813 ZAR which converts to ~1,450 US$ per month so 100 US$ is approximately 2 days wages. The numbers found on 6 other websites agreed fairly closely (within 4%). The average monthly salary for Africa is 758 US$ per month and most African employers pay their employees a lot less than South African employers pay their employees.
Heck, the minimum wage in South Africa reached 23.19 ZAR in 2022 so to earn 100 US$ would require about 73 hours of work or an average of ~24 hours per month. Perhaps the OP works a single 6 hour shift on weekends at the local KFC?