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There is a lot of misinformation in this thread. It is not limited only to multiple accounts on K4PC. Just about everything claimed to be impossible to achieve or nearly so is far from it. Even some things which some posters claim to have tried without success in fact work. It is easy to buy US e-books at US prices. I only buy e-books from Australia on the rare occasions that they are cheaper in Australia and/or unavailable overseas. Australians are indeed price gouged relentlessly. The Publishing industry here is a disgrace. And yes, we have only ourselves to blame.
So far as a fair price is concerned, it seems very clear to me that objectively there is no such thing. Subjectively, of course, we each decide whether we think a price is fair and then choose to pay it or not. |
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To put it very simply:
Why do publishers charge much higher prices in some regions that others? Because they can, and it makes them money. Why do people set up multiple accounts to buy books from cheaper regions? Because they can, and it saves them money. There are two options, pick one or both: Campaign for lower/fairer prices in your region. Buy books from a cheaper region. The first may end up providing more benefit to more people over time. The second will get you cheaper books right now. |
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Just for the record, I wasn't being sarcastic. Not only do I find pricing, availability, etc. arguments based on "fairness" to be without merit, I am increasingly tired of and bored with them. That the original post was interminable just bolstered my original take. However, you are certainly free to go nuts with it as you'd like, but a certain quote from Harry Truman comes to mind. |
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Nope. "Do as the rules say." The rules as written/posted by the site's owner and not the moderators/editors.
Besides ... "discussion, by a moderator, of a moderation issue" is not at all what followed. She was addressing the notion that her previous, non-moderator-issue, post was sarcastic. Which was never part of the moderation issue. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-30-2019 at 09:30 AM. |
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Reread the post. I wasn't commenting on moderation or even moderating; hence the different colors. I was addressing Timboli's characterization of my original post as sarcastic. By the way, the stricture on commenting on moderation also applies to those on the sidelines.
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Moderating is a very tough job. I've done it on a couple of boards. IMPO, the toughest thing is separating out the moderation from the back and forth. On one particular forum that I moderated, I only moderated, I never posted an opinion on the subject at hand. It was a forum on politics, so it could get pretty heated. Since I was enforcing well established rules for decorum, i.e. no cussing, no name calling, etc. I thought that method worked best. On the other hand, it was zero fun for me given that I enjoy the back and forth of an honest debate.
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It’s really hard to swallow in this realm of abundance that there could exist “unfairness” in book pricing.
$15 outrageous for a new ebook? There are a gazillion priced at $10, ,$8, $5, $3, $1 and Free. That’s if an author can convince you to read at all. There is YouTube and Facebook, Snapchat and good old fashion Tv and movies. Sure...when talking about prescription drugs and many other products...there are forces at play beyond the free market. But novels? A product that nobody needs and there is a seemingly infinite supply....it’s a wonder a publisher or author can get people to pay for their product at all. If a publisher charges $15 for an ebook...and is able to stay in business over time. Then $15 is surely a fair price |
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