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I'd possibly pay near the price of a paperback if the ebook was not DRM-locked.
I'd also probably pay more than a paperback if the ebook somehow had an added value over the paperback version; I've no idea what that added value would be, for me, although for some people the convenience of the ebook format is enough. |
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10-14-2012, 05:36 AM | #93 |
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Yes because I don't buy paperbacks/hardbacks anymore therefore the price of a physical book is irrelevant to me when deciding to buy an ebook. I decide to buy it if I think that individual book is worth the asking price, which in some cases may be more expensive than its physical counterpart.
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10-15-2012, 02:01 PM | #94 |
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No. I haven't been reading too many from mobile platforms but I can say I wont change in this subject.
It's simply because my burden from years with computer tech says that physical is better than heap of '1's and '0's. The book is there regardless of bugs or power outages, beautiful in the shelf without discrimination between hard and paperbacks |
10-15-2012, 03:35 PM | #95 |
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Yeah, but when all hell breaks loOse, you can slide your entire library into your pocket with a solar charger, while you have to leave all your dead tree books behind.
...oh man, I've been reading too much dystopian/end of days/scifi... I was totally shopping for a solar charger yesterday! |
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I'm for dystopia, we live in it Erm...I bet the idea has been through MR if not in this thread but there hardly will be 'Fahrenheit 451' with pyres of Kindle etc. or will there? |
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Would you pay more for ebook than paperback? No. Will not. Do not. And isn't a problem. I'm still buying books faster than I can read them. I find I really don't miss some that formerly were "must buys" and are overpriced for me as ebooks. And all this without getting into indies. There are plenty of books even formerly from mainstream publishers at reasonable prices. I can wait for the others.
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I guess I've scammed them, then... I've browsed through SkyMall and the in-flight magazines, but never purchased anything... Bwahahaha
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The Skymall catalog is actually the first place I ever saw an eBook reader advertised. It was the Rocketbook (eventually became the eBookwise) and was priced at $500. It was that ad that eventually prompted me to buy a PDA to read eBooks on...and thus I was addicted!
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But that pretty much says it all, because people aren't necessarily logical about the argument. They are putting emotional value on an inanimate object. Reading all this really does highlight how much value westerners put into possessions. I feel like I have been having this same argument for 20 years about books and music and films and photos, but people still don't get it. People seem to think there is more substance and rustic morale to hold these physical objects, as if from a time when society was better. Where it's actually the opposite. Anyway, maybe I'm taking it a bit far, but the more movies and music and books I get, the less value I realise they have. I think the ebook holds more value for me and it does more. However...I certainly do agree with the sharing issue. Hopefully it may change one day. But you know what? When someone 'shares' a paper book with me, I just download it, because I still prefer to read it on the Kindle! I work at a magazine and get plenty of free hardcovers. But I still usually get the mobi! You cannot beat the convenience. I don't own a handbag -- I aint carting those things around with me! |
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