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Instant gratification?
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Local bookstore is still cheaper (at least around my place).
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Desire to read it in a convenient form say, for traveling (e.g. not a hardback book)?
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I can see that. I just can't see that being worth $10.
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Enough disposable income that the extra ten bucks doesn't make a difference?
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Hmmm... Maybe I should become an eBook author. I could use money from a bunch of those kinds of people.
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Or maybe someone who just doesn't want any more of their home space taken up with dead tree books?
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The pBook is of much better value since it can be resold after you finish reading it.
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As for the price difference, here in the UK the hardback sells from Amazon for roughly the equivalent of $23, so paying $26 is no big deal even if you don't fall into the above categories.
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Well, I'm trying to keep this an Apples-to-Apples comparison.