My reaction is that higher prices ebooks will just make it that much longer before I buy my first ebook. Since I bought my Sony reader (700), i've enjoyed downloading and reading the many free books that are available. The portable nature of the readers has made it easier to read non-fiction books a little-at-a-time, often they're hard to take for several hours. But, I'm glad to have read them. Also, I've always wanted to read Tolstoy or George Eliot among others.
Many great novels are available for a free download to be loaded onto my reader and carried with me for when an opportunity presents itself. These will get me buy until the format wars end and prices stabilize. Meanwhile, if a book really get my attention and the ebook price is too high, I'll buy paper.
Dave
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