Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. At or below $1.99 (or £1.99), I'm a lot more willing to fill in holes in a series, or replace DTB on my bookshelves. At least for genre fiction - non-fiction skews a bit more expensive in general, and I'll tolerate a bit higher price there.
And recently I'm seeing a lot more $2.99 and £2.99, just like you. I guess inflation is hitting the e-book world
like everywhere else. I usually pass at that price, unless I really (really) like the series, or it's a book I very much want to read and can't get from one of my libraries. Or I sometimes will buy at $2.99 and not £2.99, given the exchange rate, or if the books are available at Kobo with VIP discount.
But yeah, it definitely seems that sale prices are creeping up a bit. Sigh!
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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I've seen a lot of things on my wishlists dip to £2.99 over the last few months, for example A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, right now (and, until recently, the previous book in the series, which I bought at that price but has now gone back up). It's an awkward half-way house between the normal price and a usual sale price. I never quite know whether to go for it or not.
There are maybe 7 or 8 books on my wishlists at that price, with a handful more that I did end up buying. |