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Old 02-01-2010, 11:47 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by mcl View Post
I can happily say I won't buy it. I have enough trouble swallowing book prices that are close or equal to the price of the paperback. There's no way I'm buying an e-book that costs almost as much as the hardback.

Publishers, I'm going to be very clear about this: Jack up the price of e-books, and I'll stop buying. I strongly suspect I'm not alone. I know it's hard for you--what with the drastically reduced overhead costs of e-books and all--to refrain from making a bald-faced money grab. But please, do try to control yourselves.
AMEN!!!! This is exactly how I feel as well. Let them play their games - in the long run it will only hurt the authors. I have more than enough books on my Kindle that will keep me reading for the rest of the year. I would love for all e-readers (regardless of type) communities to come together on this because although this has started with Amazon, it is just a matter of time before this crap starts to run downhill to B&N and other e-book sellers.

I will continue my never ending pursuit of good books under the $9.99 threshold and if that means I don't read new releases unless I go to the library, then so be it. I would rather wait and check out the book via Overdrive months later than give my hard earned money to publishers that refuse to embrace a new medium. Good luck with this - count me out!
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