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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
In any case, we'll just have to agree to disagree on pricing as I just see that as selfishness on the part of consumers who only care about paying as little as possible for everything, and care little to nothing about publishers covering costs/making profits, author's making profits etc.
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It's not selfish for those who *want* to pay to try to get the best deal for themselves. I am more than willing to pay a "fair" price but we may differ on what that price is. I don't think paying hardcover price for an ebook is fair.
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No one likes spending more money than they have to. But I respect talent and always try to pay a fair price for books, movies, cds I love vs. say buying used, checking it out from the library etc. as I like to reward the creators for the enjoyment I got out of their work. So I hate to see shifts in pricing that threaten that on their end, even if it helps my budget.
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I mostly buy new at a price I'm willing to pay. I don't buy used books, I don't use the library. I rarely buy whole CD's anymore and choose to pick and choose the songs I really like. The only renting I do is Netflix because there are very few films I want to see more than once.
I truly do want the author's to get paid for their work. If I enjoy their work, I want to help them continue to bring me more reading enjoyment (that's a good kind of selfish) but I'm not willing to pay inflated prices for ebooks.