What is your most expensive ebook?

chamekke · 02-23-2011, 12:45 AM

Namely, the most that you've ever paid for an ebook? (above $15, let's say)

And if you've paid a LOT for an ebook - why?

My most expensive ebook to date is Badger by naturalist Tim Roper. It's a natural history of the Eurasian badger Meles meles, and incorporates some fascinating recent research on badger characteristics and behaviour.

It costs a whopping (to me) $32.85 on Amazon.com. It's also available to Britons for roughly the same amount, £19.99 on Amazon.co.uk.

Why did I buy it? I love the British badger, it's my favourite animal, and I also love natural history

HistoryWes · 02-23-2011, 12:59 AM

I paid $12.99 but that was a long time ago. I usually wait till they drop below $6 now.

tubemonkey · 02-23-2011, 04:55 AM

Ahoy matey; I have hundreds of ebooks and never paid for any of them.

jerrywojo · 02-23-2011, 07:21 AM

$9.99 Leviathan - Scott Westerfield at Amazon.

jbcohen · 02-23-2011, 07:50 AM

99.9% of mine are $8, trying to figure out how to get them for less then that. There is an odd ball ocasionally at $10.

Sweetpea · 02-23-2011, 08:03 AM

Wouddn't know. Probably some $20 or so. If I want a book and that book is for sale, I'll buy that book.

Oh, beside posting what was the highest price, also post the price of an average pbook, which is around $20 here...

JoelArnold · 02-23-2011, 09:47 AM

6.99 for Pillars of the Earth.

rhadin · 02-23-2011, 09:55 AM

$29.99 for Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. I had bought the book in hardcover when it was released, but it was so thick (1200 pages) that it continued to sit in my to-be-read pile. I finally decided to buy it electronically in hopes that I would actually muddle through the book. I've started it, but it isn't an easy read, so I'm glad I bought the duplicate ebook version as it is easier to read it in ebook form a few pagesw at a time.

ProfCrash · 02-23-2011, 10:05 AM

I have paid $15 for four books on the day that they were released. Why? Because I wanted to read them on the day that they were released.

SlowRain · 02-23-2011, 10:54 AM

I paid somewhere around 17USD for The Mission Song by John le Carré and about the same for Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo back when they first came out . However, that wasn't so bad because Fictionwise was having a 100% micropay rebate. Both were very good books, too.

ghostyjack · 02-23-2011, 11:06 AM

£20 for Lord of the Rings. Love the book, besides the UK isn't as cheap as the US so expect to pay for a few books above what I'd like, and the book's worth it..

FlorenceArt · 02-23-2011, 11:11 AM

I have paid 15€ (about $20) for a French e-book. That's a pretty standard price, which explains why I mostly buy e-books in English

I also paid £9 ($15) for the Penguin edition of Ulysses, which turned out to be so full of OCR errors that I read the free MR version instead.

I hate European prices.

Mickey330 · 02-23-2011, 11:18 AM

If it counts - I paid about $140 USD for a textbook. It is for my law class and I needed it to enlarge the font. The one in the pbook was so tiny!

Not going to make it a habit, because I prefer to re-sell my textbooks. But, my old eyes are sure happier (and, I got to use the book over two semesters...).

Marilyn

AndrewH · 02-23-2011, 12:42 PM

$12.99 for Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay.

OnceAWolf · 02-23-2011, 01:22 PM

$20.00 For The Lost Symbol (for the 100% micropay rebate)

02-23-2011, 12:45 AM	#1
chamekke Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 13510 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	What is your most expensive ebook? Namely, the most that you've ever paid for an ebook? (above $15, let's say) And if you've paid a LOT for an ebook - why? My most expensive ebook to date is Badger by naturalist Tim Roper. It's a natural history of the Eurasian badger Meles meles, and incorporates some fascinating recent research on badger characteristics and behaviour. It costs a whopping (to me) $32.85 on Amazon.com. It's also available to Britons for roughly the same amount, £19.99 on Amazon.co.uk. Why did I buy it? I love the British badger, it's my favourite animal, and I also love natural history

02-23-2011, 11:11 AM	#12
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	I have paid 15€ (about $20) for a French e-book. That's a pretty standard price, which explains why I mostly buy e-books in English I also paid £9 ($15) for the Penguin edition of Ulysses, which turned out to be so full of OCR errors that I read the free MR version instead. I hate European prices. Last edited by FlorenceArt; 02-23-2011 at 01:53 PM. Reason: typos

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HistoryWes Teacher/Novelist Posts: 632 Karma: 2274466 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nevada Device: Nook STR, iPad	I paid $12.99 but that was a long time ago. I usually wait till they drop below $6 now.

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,476 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Ahoy matey; I have hundreds of ebooks and never paid for any of them.

02-23-2011, 07:21 AM	#4
jerrywojo Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 40 Join Date: Apr 2006	$9.99 Leviathan - Scott Westerfield at Amazon.

02-23-2011, 07:50 AM	#5
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	99.9% of mine are $8, trying to figure out how to get them for less then that. There is an odd ball ocasionally at $10.

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Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Wouddn't know. Probably some $20 or so. If I want a book and that book is for sale, I'll buy that book. Oh, beside posting what was the highest price, also post the price of an average pbook, which is around $20 here...

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JoelArnold Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1036914 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Savage, MN Device: Kindle 3	6.99 for Pillars of the Earth.

02-23-2011, 09:55 AM	#8
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	$29.99 for Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. I had bought the book in hardcover when it was released, but it was so thick (1200 pages) that it continued to sit in my to-be-read pile. I finally decided to buy it electronically in hopes that I would actually muddle through the book. I've started it, but it isn't an easy read, so I'm glad I bought the duplicate ebook version as it is easier to read it in ebook form a few pagesw at a time.

02-23-2011, 10:05 AM	#9
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have paid $15 for four books on the day that they were released. Why? Because I wanted to read them on the day that they were released.

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SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	I paid somewhere around 17USD for The Mission Song by John le Carré and about the same for Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo back when they first came out . However, that wasn't so bad because Fictionwise was having a 100% micropay rebate. Both were very good books, too.

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ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	£20 for Lord of the Rings. Love the book, besides the UK isn't as cheap as the US so expect to pay for a few books above what I'd like, and the book's worth it..

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Mickey330 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1107420 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Western New York state (USA) Device: Kindle Oasis & the Kindle app on iDevices	If it counts - I paid about $140 USD for a textbook. It is for my law class and I needed it to enlarge the font. The one in the pbook was so tiny! Not going to make it a habit, because I prefer to re-sell my textbooks. But, my old eyes are sure happier (and, I got to use the book over two semesters...). Marilyn

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AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	$12.99 for Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay.

02-23-2011, 01:22 PM	#15
OnceAWolf Member Posts: 10 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle Keyboard, android, ipad...	$20.00 For The Lost Symbol (for the 100% micropay rebate)