10-16-2017, 03:36 PM | #31 |
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When e books first came out that were touted as being an alternative to print books, as they were going to be cheaper and easier for the consumer. What happened??? Some e books are now more expensive to buy then the print versions.
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10-16-2017, 03:43 PM | #32 | |
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10-16-2017, 04:42 PM | #33 | |
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10-16-2017, 05:22 PM | #34 | |
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Ebooks are not a byproduct or fad. They offer many benefits over print books. Expecting them to be priced lower is unrealistic. Many users, myself for one, are willing to pay more for a digital book. It is worth more to me, because it is better. Font size control, built in dictionary, multiple readers at the same time, instant delivery, many books in one device, and so on, make them worth more to me. |
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10-16-2017, 05:35 PM | #35 | |
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The other issue for me is that I don't seem to retain what I'm reading in electronic media as well as I do when I read from paper books. For some reason I seem to get a better grip on the material and I'm more likely to retain more of it for a much longer period of time. Especially since so much of my reading has shifted to non-fiction. When I was reading mostly novels it wasn't as important, but these days I probably read twice as many non-fiction books as I do novels or short stories. Price isn't much of a factor, as typically the books I buy tend to be more expensive in paper than the kindle version is, but I get better value from paper so the extra expense is worth it to me. |
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10-16-2017, 05:39 PM | #36 |
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That was actually an integral part of the value proposition of ebooks when Amazon rolled out the Kindle. Amazon used to subsidize large numbers of titles in order to entice customers to adopt the technology. But thanks to struggles with the big publishing houses, and the influence of Apple, this has gone away.
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10-16-2017, 07:38 PM | #37 | |
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10-16-2017, 07:51 PM | #38 |
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The last report from Data Guy showed that a great number of people have simply changed their reading habits.
Amazon has the bulk of them, and a good many fiction readers are now buying/reading self published books for reasonable prices. For the authors that are with the big publishers, I put myself on the waitlist of my library and continue reading until I get notification of the book has been made available for me. I'm reading now more than ever before, but I'm NOT buying from the BPH!. I'm sure this is true for many people. |
10-16-2017, 08:19 PM | #39 |
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Exactly. It is certainly true for me.
This ridiculous claim is repeated every time new figures come out. But the figures it is based upon leave out a vast portion of the industry. The headline really should be something like "Sales of Big 5 Ebooks drop X%". And figuring out the main reason for this more accurate statement is not rocket science. It's not agency per se. It is the high prices that the Big 5 are setting for their books now they have the ability to do so. |
10-16-2017, 10:07 PM | #40 | |
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As for all this big five bashing, those are the primary publishers whose books I borrow from public libraries. And they don't have to sell their eBooks for public library borrowing. Amazon publishing, in all forms, boycott libraries, making their books infinitely more expensive compared to the alternative of borrowing for free from an in-state public library collection. University publishing houses are almost as bad. I should know by now, but what are you referring to? That sounds a lot higher than the number of public domain books which have been proofread after scanning. Are these copyrighted books no one is willing to pay for? Last edited by SteveEisenberg; 10-16-2017 at 10:16 PM. |
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Amazon started out with read a million free books on your kindle. 99% of those were public domain. "Don't think just the classics but all kinds of non-fiction too." On the KS and copyright freebies, only about 10% are worth the bytes.* *One person' s opinion done by study of self-published books. Repeated that study twice. There ain't enough money on earth to make me do it again. |
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10-16-2017, 11:36 PM | #43 | |
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10-17-2017, 12:32 AM | #44 | |
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Digitally they do seem to, yes. AFAIK their print books are available to libraries...
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AFAIK other Amazon companies (Brilliance Audio, Audible Studios) also don't make their titles available digitally to libraries. Brilliance used to, but AFAIK only physical media is currently made available although I could be wrong. As recall, this started around the time OverDrive went DRM-free on all Audiobooks. Last edited by AnemicOak; 10-17-2017 at 12:38 AM. |
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10-17-2017, 02:16 AM | #45 | |
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