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Old 04-19-2025, 12:58 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by j.p.s View Post
If a book is $6 or lower and I want to read it now, I don't bother to wait for a sale.

If a book is $15 or lower and I am eager to read it "soon" or if I think it is unlikely to ever go on sale, then I might buy it right away.
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Originally Posted by Dazrin View Post
That seems backwards to me. Why only 6 if you want to read it now vs 15 if you only want it soon?
want vs eager, which is also modified by "might" and the unlikely to go on sale is a big factor.

$6 would be low enough to not consider when I get around to reading it, but lately that has been tempered by the realization that I've been buying books at multiples of my reading rate and "more time spent reading books" has not been materializing.

The usual trigger for springing for $15 is a new release that is topical for both me and culture.

Mainly, under $6 requires almost no consideration, $6 - $15 requires some agonizing, and over $15 requires confidence in an extraordinary reading experience.
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