Are you waiting for the DOJ settlement? - Page 2

MrsJoseph · 04-19-2012, 12:58 PM

If I need my fix, I'll buy used DTB. Otherwise...I have over 186 books in my TBR Owned list...and those are only the ones I've catloged. The rest (multiple freebies across multiple book stores and older DTBs I haven't cataloged yet) just don't count right now.

At this point, any book purchase I make is purely for wants and not for needs.

fjtorres · 04-19-2012, 01:05 PM

I stopped buying anything from the Conspirators as soon as the fix was in; print and ebook. I've survived just fine.
So I can wait for the settlement. After that I'll wait and see if anything they put out is worth giving money to them. They may never get any money from me again.

Sydney's Mom · 04-19-2012, 01:09 PM

I have been using the library almost exclusively. Since the Big 6 stopped selling ebooks to libraries, I have been requesting pbooks. The waiting list for those is actually shorter! I requested Calico Joe on Saturday, and I just got notice it was at the library!

Barcey · 04-19-2012, 01:24 PM

The price isn't an issue for me. They could price their books at $0.01 and they wouldn't get that penny from me. The BPH have to wake up and completely restructure to figure out how they can provide true value to the customers and true service to the authors. That isn't going to happen under their current buffoon leadership who thinks the money is just going to keep rolling in no matter what they do. I'll continue to spend my money elsewhere.

tubemonkey · 04-19-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

I have been using the library almost exclusively. Since the Big 6 stopped selling ebooks to libraries, I have been requesting pbooks. The waiting list for those is actually shorter! I requested Calico Joe on Saturday, and I just got notice it was at the library!

Between library books, free classics, audiobooks, dramatized BBC productions, Old Time Radio shows, iTunes U, the occasional free or $0.99 Audible and Kindle offers, plus a few other free and very low priced sources; I have no need to pay sale or full prices for books. Having gone completely digital with my reading, I won't go back to print.

Bottom line is that I have a very full plate and can easily avoid the Big 6 permanently, if need be.

abookreader · 04-19-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

I have been using the library almost exclusively. Since the Big 6 stopped selling ebooks to libraries, I have been requesting pbooks. The waiting list for those is actually shorter! I requested Calico Joe on Saturday, and I just got notice it was at the library!

I bet you like Calico Joe but the paper book is only 208 pages long. It is really more of a novella than a novel imho. If I had bought that at Agency Pricing, I'd feel disgruntled about it - not because it is a bad book, but because of the length not correlating to the price.

AlbertaCowboy · 04-19-2012, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I mean, obviously I'm not going to object if prices fall, but I'm not particularly a price-sensitive buyer. Price would very rarely be a determining factor in my decision whether or not to buy an eBook.

This +1

I don't usually mind paying $10 to $15 on an ebook for the most part, but I sure won't complain if it means that I can use my beloved Kobo Discount Codes on more titles!

FizzyWater · 04-19-2012, 07:55 PM

If I can get an ebook for about 25% off "cover" price and it's one I want to read, I'll buy it. That's the same price I'd expect to pay for a print book (assuming it's available somewhere on sale).

If it's an ebook with an even lower price, I'll happily buy it.

If the Big 6 hadn't locked their Agency prices into the "cover" price, I probably never would have cared about the price that the price was fixed and couldn't be discounted.

pwalker8 · 04-19-2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No. I regard current ebook prices as entirely reasonable.

I agree with Harry.

Synamon · 04-19-2012, 09:04 PM

I've been mostly avoiding the 4 publishers who refuse to sell to libraries, that's not going to change. As for the other two, Random House isn't part of this suit so there's nothing to wait for there. I mostly buy from HarperCollins when they do promotional sales and I don't expect the settlement to reduce prices of their regularly priced books to my preferred price range. So no, I'm not waiting for anything.

Provenzano · 04-19-2012, 10:07 PM

I have pirated more Agency 6 e-books than I can read in a lifetime.

HarryT · 04-20-2012, 01:45 AM

A word to the wise, friend. You won't win any friends around here by pirating books.

Provenzano · 04-20-2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

A word to the wise, friend. You won't win any friends around here by pirating books.

Thanks for the advice. I have stopped the raid, now I will try to read something

John F · 04-20-2012, 03:06 PM

I'll probably buy some. 11/23/63 comes to mind.

haydnfan · 04-20-2012, 09:06 PM

Not waiting, in fact I just bought several books. Anything priced $10 or under is fair to me, and that is something like 98% of my purchases.

View Poll Results: Are you still buying Agency 6 ebooks, or waiting until retailers can discount?
I don't buy Agency 6 books now, and don't intend to start.	18	19.78%
If I see something I like, I can't wait, I buy it regardless of the price.	27	29.67%
I'll buy it if it's currently on sale for less than what I expect the discounted price will be.	29	31.87%
I'm putting everything into my want list.	10	10.99%
I'll only buy it now if it has a unicorn on the cover!	2	2.20%
What Department of Justice settlement?	5	5.49%
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04-19-2012, 12:58 PM	#16
MrsJoseph Loves Ellipsis... Posts: 1,554 Karma: 7899232 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kobo Wifi (broken), nook STR (returned), Kobo Touch, Sony T1	If I need my fix, I'll buy used DTB. Otherwise...I have over 186 books in my TBR Owned list...and those are only the ones I've catloged. The rest (multiple freebies across multiple book stores and older DTBs I haven't cataloged yet) just don't count right now. At this point, any book purchase I make is purely for wants and not for needs.

04-19-2012, 01:05 PM	#17
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	I stopped buying anything from the Conspirators as soon as the fix was in; print and ebook. I've survived just fine. So I can wait for the settlement. After that I'll wait and see if anything they put out is worth giving money to them. They may never get any money from me again.

04-19-2012, 01:09 PM	#18
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	I have been using the library almost exclusively. Since the Big 6 stopped selling ebooks to libraries, I have been requesting pbooks. The waiting list for those is actually shorter! I requested Calico Joe on Saturday, and I just got notice it was at the library!

04-19-2012, 01:24 PM	#19
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	The price isn't an issue for me. They could price their books at $0.01 and they wouldn't get that penny from me. The BPH have to wake up and completely restructure to figure out how they can provide true value to the customers and true service to the authors. That isn't going to happen under their current buffoon leadership who thinks the money is just going to keep rolling in no matter what they do. I'll continue to spend my money elsewhere.

04-19-2012, 07:55 PM	#23
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	If I can get an ebook for about 25% off "cover" price and it's one I want to read, I'll buy it. That's the same price I'd expect to pay for a print book (assuming it's available somewhere on sale). If it's an ebook with an even lower price, I'll happily buy it. If the Big 6 hadn't locked their Agency prices into the "cover" price, I probably never would have cared about the price that the price was fixed and couldn't be discounted.

04-19-2012, 09:04 PM	#25
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	I've been mostly avoiding the 4 publishers who refuse to sell to libraries, that's not going to change. As for the other two, Random House isn't part of this suit so there's nothing to wait for there. I mostly buy from HarperCollins when they do promotional sales and I don't expect the settlement to reduce prices of their regularly priced books to my preferred price range. So no, I'm not waiting for anything.

04-19-2012, 10:07 PM	#26
Provenzano Banned Posts: 54 Karma: 5164010 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Nowhere Land Device: Sony PRS650	I have pirated more Agency 6 e-books than I can read in a lifetime.

04-20-2012, 01:45 AM	#27
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,547 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	A word to the wise, friend. You won't win any friends around here by pirating books.

04-20-2012, 03:06 PM	#29
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,947 Karma: 70880793 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	I'll probably buy some. 11/23/63 comes to mind.

04-20-2012, 09:06 PM	#30
haydnfan Guru Posts: 650 Karma: 5632364 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle PW 4, Oasis 2	Not waiting, in fact I just bought several books. Anything priced $10 or under is fair to me, and that is something like 98% of my purchases.

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