• goferking (he/him)
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    11 days ago

    It’s still wild, completely unsurprising, but wild how ebooks are the same price as physical books these days

    • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      11 days ago

      I typically don’t pay for digital content. Indie literature is one exception for me, where a lot of authors publish their own ebooks. They’re typically affordable and the whole amount goes to the author.

      It’s really silly that publishers want $20 for an ePub.

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        10 days ago

        Yeah partner does that a lot. But I get sad every time I’m browsing for something related to what I’m reading and see the hardcopy vs digital version prices (non indie).

        There’s been a couple where the digital was same price as the Hardcover while the paperback was cheapest of the 3