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Originally Posted by NatCh
Convenience has a value too, or have you never paid a premium to get a candy bar and a soda at the quickie mart?
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Actually, no. Back when I ate junk food, it had to be cheap junk food. Paying a premium for junk is not something that I do - another reason I don't pay for DRMed eBooks.
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Originally Posted by NatCh
Not having to store, or take back the book (as someone else mentioned) has a value. Those are both factors you're leaving out.
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Not at all. Re-read my message. I didn't say anything about spending time and effort packing up your books and hauling them somewhere.
I simply said:
"2) Pay $20, get a pBook that you read once, but if you bring it back, they will give you $10 store credit for it."
Since you are a book reader, you probably go back to the bookstore frequently. You finish the book, head over to the bookstore with your old book, and trade it in while shopping for a new one.
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Originally Posted by NatCh
You're tossing around a 50% return rate, that's a wee bit disingenuously optimistic
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The last books I sold I got 80% of what I paid for them.
But it will depend on the book. An old trade paperback probably won't go for anything. Other books will go for more.
But we were discussing DRMed eBooks - which are priced higher than hardcover pBooks. So, to keep the comparisons the same, we need to think about hardcovers, not cheap paperbacks.