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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
For the same pricing structure that works for pbooks to be reasonable for ebooks, we need to be able to transfer ownership of the ebooks at will. Need to be able to legally sell them or give them away.
Until we've got that ability, ebooks, regardless of their nifty digital features, are inherently less valuable than pbooks, because they're one-owner purchases. Part of many people's willingness to pay for pbooks hinges on their ability to give it to someone else when they're done.
I might pay $25 for a new hardcover book, which I can share with as many friends as I like, allow my kids to take to school, and if I tire of it, can sell it or give it away. I'm not paying $15 for personal-ownership-only of a few thousand words.
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and even to some extent their collectibility. no one is going to gush over(or insure) an e-book collection