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rhadin · 02-12-2010, 10:16 AM

Thanks for the Bucknell link. I'm one of those people who downloaded the free copy of Crystal Rain. I didn't like the style so never purchased the book or the followups, but I expect Bucknell understood that his writing was not for everyone.

Like Bucknell, I will immediately buy the hardcover version of an author whose writing style I really like, such as David Weber. But my tastes are esoteric and tend to be expensive -- nonfiction outweighs fiction by 3:1. This week alone I bought $125 worth of hardcovers and 2 weeks ago spent close to $200 on hardcovers, but in that same time frame bought no ebooks. Why? Because I really wanted the hardcovers and there hasn't been much to interest me in ebooks at a price I was willing to pay. (Perhaps I should elaborate a little: Except for a few favorite authors, I buy fiction only in ebook form. I consider fiction generally to be read once then throwaway. I never by "bestelling" fiction. Consequently, I am unwilling to spend more than a few dollars on an ebook.)

I think Bucknell has the right of the argument but I doubt many of the more vocal ebookers will agree.

02-12-2010, 10:16 AM	#3
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Thanks for the Bucknell link. I'm one of those people who downloaded the free copy of Crystal Rain. I didn't like the style so never purchased the book or the followups, but I expect Bucknell understood that his writing was not for everyone. Like Bucknell, I will immediately buy the hardcover version of an author whose writing style I really like, such as David Weber. But my tastes are esoteric and tend to be expensive -- nonfiction outweighs fiction by 3:1. This week alone I bought $125 worth of hardcovers and 2 weeks ago spent close to $200 on hardcovers, but in that same time frame bought no ebooks. Why? Because I really wanted the hardcovers and there hasn't been much to interest me in ebooks at a price I was willing to pay. (Perhaps I should elaborate a little: Except for a few favorite authors, I buy fiction only in ebook form. I consider fiction generally to be read once then throwaway. I never by "bestelling" fiction. Consequently, I am unwilling to spend more than a few dollars on an ebook.) I think Bucknell has the right of the argument but I doubt many of the more vocal ebookers will agree.