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Originally Posted by petermillard
Why? A book is a book; if it's a book I really want to read, I'll pay the asking price for it. I may have a quick hunt around to see if I can pick it up cheaper elsewhere, but if I want it I'll buy it. If it was available as an ebook, and I didn't want a hard copy for posterity, then I'd happily buy that at the asking price - who wouldn't?
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I wouldn't, for a couple of reasons:
1) An E-book reader costs money. Your eyeballs don't. I'd want to recoup some of the cost of a reader, so paying full-price for an ebook would not entice me to buy a reader. (Not that the publisher cares.)
2) A tangible book is mine to keep. I can pass it on to my kids someday. I can go back and reread it 50 years from now. A DRMed ebook is essentially a lease. Therefore, it is worth less to me.