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I only buy physical books in "collector grade" hardcover form anymore, and those are very few and far between and mainly for display. It's infinitely more conv
by 15charlimit 11y ago
I only buy physical books in "collector grade" hardcover form anymore, and those are very few and far between and mainly for display.
It's infinitely more convenient to do 99% of normal reading on an e-reader. The recent surge in ebook pricing from amazon/etc does nothing but drive me to other (cheaper) forms of entertainment/leisure. I'm not spending $25 on an ebook, I don't care if it's by a NY Times Bestselling Author.
$9.99 is comfortably within the "impulse purchase" range and still provides an enormous margin over cost of production/distribution. $20+ is well outside the "impulse purchase" range for an intangible product like an ebook.
Not to mention that a "free" copy is literally 20 seconds and a few clicks away.