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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
My experience has been the opposite lately; I've been ordering more physical books online rather than buying the ebook versions because the physical books are the same price or cheaper. Apparently having a book printed, bound and then hand delivered to me from 200 miles away is still less costly than delivering me a digital copy.
Maybe I should read more bestsellers, or restrict myself to those rare Kobo books that actually allow a discount code to be used.
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I don't read the "bestsellers" so their pricing doesn't affect me. But I have found that even though I much prefer to read on my Nook tablet than a print copy, when it comes to nonfiction, I cannot justify paying the price asked for an ebook that I do not own. Consequently, I continue to buy nonfiction in hardcover. And price is not a determining factor when it comes to hardcover purchases (e.g., I recently bought a hardcover for $55 and another for $45). Ownership and ability to lend and resell are important considerations.
However, I also "buy" a lot of ebooks. But my top price is $4.99 and I rarely spend more than $2.99 for an ebook. Of the ebooks I "buy", 90%+ cost zero dollars. Then if I read an ebook by an author and find that I really enjoy the ebook and the ebook's quality, I will then buy subsequent ebooks by the author or in the series at prices up to $4.99.
I see no reason to pay more than that for an ebook.