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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I decided to work out just what I'd bought over the past six years or so. Luckily the two main on-line ebook stores I've bought from are both still in business.
I've bought 594 books from webscriptions.net, for $1950, working out to just under $3.29 each.
I've bought 845 books from fictionwise, for $2050, working out to just under $2.43 each.
Of course, the webscriptions books are all whole novels or even two or three novels in a "megabook", while the fictionwise total includes several short stories.
It's still surprising to see that the average cost of the books is lower at fictionwise. Perhaps because I've taken advantage of many 100% rebate and other offers over the years at fictionwise.
Paul
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I realize the original post is old, but I just compared my numbers and find them strikingly similar, except that I've paid less per ebook.
866 books from Fictionwise for $1656.19 --> $1.91/book.
176 books from Baen for $439 --> $2.49/book
The Baen total is a bit off, because some of the books I "own" twice, as most newer webscriptions contain books I already own.
I was quite impressed with what a bargain I've been getting at Fictionwise. Granted the number is skewed by some of the recent 100% rebate even when paying with Micropay sales, but even so! To get my Micropay dollars I'm usually buying books that cost $17, so it took a lot of cheap stuff to get my average so low.
-Marcy