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I keep looking to make a kindle purchase of a newer book. The price floor of $10 on a digital item has so far been hard to swallow. I've downloaded plenty of
by parfe 16y ago
I keep looking to make a kindle purchase of a newer book. The price floor of $10 on a digital item has so far been hard to swallow. I've downloaded plenty of out of copyright classics, but why buy the kindle edition for $10 when I can get a gently used paperback for around $6 shipped with the ability to resell it for anywhere between $4-$8 depending on supply?
- xenophanes 16y agoReselling paperbacks and getting a good price for them? What's your time worth?
- parfe 16y agoIt isn't just my time. It's about making sure books get read. I can't throw a book out so I figure I'll ship it off to someone else. A box of padded envelopes and the post office is 100ft from where I eat lunch nearly every day. It isn't so much of a hassle. Not only that, but the kindle actually slows down my reading. Overall a paperbook is less of a time commitment.
- sliverstorm 16y agoThe $10 price is pushing it just a little bit, but I buy enough books of other varieties- older books and public domain books, typically $7 and $1-2 respectively- that I figure it works out ok in the end.