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Old 06-28-2012, 11:00 PM   #31
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Kindle owners spend more on books at Amazon because, unless they are willing to learn how to strip DRM and convert formats, they can only buy from Amazon.
I use Amazon for more freebies than I purchase.
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Unless of course they buy books from book stores that are DRM free, like Baen or Fictionwise's backlist.
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Old 06-29-2012, 02:18 AM   #32
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Absolutely - it's simply untrue that you "have" to buy Kindle books at Amazon; I spend as much at Baen on ebooks as I do at Amazon.
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Old 06-29-2012, 02:58 AM   #33
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Amusing but UnTrue! I dont think people buy just cause they get Free Shipping! & 99.9% of my ebooks have been freebies!
Nice Amusing article!
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Old 06-29-2012, 08:19 AM   #34
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Unless of course they buy books from book stores that are DRM free, like Baen or Fictionwise's backlist.
I forgot about Baen and Fictionwise.
And I buy from them all the time.
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Old 07-02-2012, 07:46 AM   #35
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It's an interesting and entertaining read.

In parts it's also an exercise in stating the blatantly obvious though. And not all of the observations are necessarily bad:

“You’ll spend a bundle on e-books.” From a writer's perspective, this is good news: if the low price of e-books and the ease of purchasing them on Amazon encourages people to read and maybe give new authors a try, then there'll be quite few of us out there who rather welcome such a development...
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Old 07-02-2012, 07:54 AM   #36
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Will Amazon tell me I'm pretty?
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Old 07-02-2012, 08:21 AM   #37
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Will Amazon tell me I'm pretty?
No, Amazon will convince you to spend money on books to look pretty. We all know that a well-read person is more attractive.
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Old 07-02-2012, 08:24 AM   #38
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No, Amazon will convince you to spend money on books to look pretty. We all know that a well-read person is more attractive.
Accordingly... I should be a hunk!! NOT!!!

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Old 07-02-2012, 09:19 AM   #39
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Now let's see a "What B&N won't tell you" - apparently they collect more analytics about readers' habits than Amazon does.
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Old 07-02-2012, 10:01 AM   #40
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I forgot about Baen and Fictionwise.
And I buy from them all the time.
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...and O'Reilly and Smashwords....
And in response to your original comment, why one Earth would someone NOT do most of their e-book shopping at Amazon? Prices and selection are better than any of the few other mass-market options most of the time.
Even if I'm able to strip DRM, I'd shop there for books for my Sony reader, too.

Oh, as for the "10 things" article, as an occasionally published article writer, I'm insulted that someone may have gotten paid to write that.

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Old 07-02-2012, 10:01 AM   #41
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When you buy a DVD player, they don't warn you that you will spend a bundle on DVDs. That's because it is obvious that someone who buys a DVD player buys it to watch DVDs.

When you buy a frying pan, they don't warn you that you will spend a bundle on food.

When you buy a suitcase, they don't warn you that you will spend a bundle on hotels.

When you buy a tent, they don't warn you that you will spend a bundle on sleeping bags.

Yet, we're supposed to be warned when we buy a device for reading books. Is reading a book so alien an experience to some people that they can't imagine that we were already going to buy books?
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Old 07-02-2012, 11:31 AM   #42
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8. “We know more about you than you think.” -- see point #9.

9. “Our recommendations leave shoppers flummoxed.” -- see point #8.


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Old 07-02-2012, 12:38 PM   #43
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Yet, we're supposed to be warned when we buy a device for reading books. Is reading a book so alien an experience to some people that they can't imagine that we were already going to buy books?
One can, however, get a lifetime's worth of reading from entirely free public domain books.
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Old 07-02-2012, 12:45 PM   #44
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One can, however, get a lifetime's worth of reading from entirely free public domain books.
It's true, if you read public domain books to any significant extent, you can save money with an e-reader. I spend more on books than I did before I had an e-reader, but that's because I read more now. Reading more isn't a bad thing.
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Old 07-02-2012, 12:58 PM   #45
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It's off base. People don't spend money because they have a Kindle. They spend money because they buy books.
I spend less on books now I have a Kindle, because e-books (at least the ones I buy) are usually cheaper than paper books.

But yes, suggesting that buying a Kindle makes people spend more on books is silly... people who read more will buy things that make reading easier.
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