I don't buy hardbacks because I think they are ugly and unpractical. I did, however, buy the higher priced paperbacks. I'm afraid I am much more conscious of prices when I buy online. In bookstores I never looked at the price of the book I was buying, just at the cover (front and back) and content. But I mostly browsed the shelves for paperbacks, simply because they are more practical to carry in a handbag.
When I buy online, the price is much more visible than in a bookstore, and I tend to delay buying if the price is above $10, and not to buy at all if it's above $15.
So I guess I did change my buying patterns with e-books, but this is true not only for books but for all products I buy online.
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