Thread: The Atlantic: Ebooks Are an Abomination
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Old 09-15-2021, 10:34 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice View Post
eBooks are terrible because publishers treat them as 2nd class citizens while simultaneously pricing them higher than the paper versions.
And from the article:
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They also don’t mind paying the high prices for digital books—some of which exceed the cost of print titles now.
Here are the current top sellers on the New York Times hardcover fiction list:
A SLOW FIRE BURNING by Paula Hawkins
Kindle: $14.99
Hardcover: $16.80

BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King
Kindle: $14.99
Hardcover: $17.98

THE MADNESS OF CROWDS by Louise Penny
Kindle: $14.99
Hardcover: $17.39

THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig
Kindle: $10.99
Hardcover: $13.29

THE NOISE by James Patterson and J.D. Barker
Kindle: $14.99
Hardcover: $16.91

I gave up after five, because, hey, I have work to do.

Moving to ebooks has saved me inordinate sums of money. I don't understand the argument that ebooks are more expensive.

Anecdotal cases can be highlighted. But for the overall, it just ain't true.
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