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Originally Posted by charleski
So basically the whole attraction of ebooks for you was cheap stuff?
There's no wonder that publishers are wary of the ebook market when there are people who see them simply as a way to get cheap books. It's quite sickening to see the number of people willing to spend $300 on a shiny toy but will carp at the idea of paying a fair price for books.
Since price seems to matter so much to you, here's a thought - sell your Kindle and buy paperbacks instead.
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I said it was a selling point, not that it sold me.
Who decides what is a fair price for books? I thought in a capitalist society, it was the consumer. Some consumers feel $15 for a DRMed ebook is not fair. Obviously Macmillan feels it is. But they represent the seller, not the consumer. I guess we will find out what the consumer thinks-that was the purpose of this thread.
Luckily, I don't need you to approve of how I spend my money. If you had read my posts, you would have seen that the format is most important to me, not price. But I am fortunate - I don't need to chose between my ereader and buying books at $10 or $15. I want my ebooks available at launch, at a price less than a hardback. I want the market to decide what that price is, not Macmillan.