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Originally Posted by Grandma Aubbie
My point is that I have a price limit that I use in buying books. I won't buy it until it's in a reasonable price range for me. When it is a reasonable price I will buy it. It's that simple.
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I agree 100%.
I'm still waiting for my /song price to hit $0.50 for music I want or $5/album. Things are close. I've not bought new music in years, and prior to that $10/cd was my limit - but bought ~400 CDs over 3-4 years. Radio, internet broadcasting, etc provide me with most of the music I want now.
I've been without cable for years - and will be until I can buy the shows I want without commercials for a reasonable price (say $0.50-$1.00/episode). If I'm forced to watch advertising and product placements (just more advertising), then my watching the shows for nil, is payment for me watching the ads.
As for books - when they sell a pocket book on the remainder table for $3 instead of $13, and they are still making a profit, I become offended. With increased distribution and exponentially reduced costs/unit, book prices are too high. I understand 100% why people go to the darknet. The fact that it takes 2 minutes to find a book you want instead of the hassles otherwise associated with the process is also a big motivator. The publishing industry needs to accept the change and move forward from there. Setting reasonable for the present, rather than basing them on the past, is the first step; likewise, when my choice is something with DRM, you're selling me less of a product than before because what I can do with it (loaning to friends, reselling) is severely diminished.