alt Hacker NewsThe bigger problem for me is buying Ebooks without DRM, which are cheaper than the paperback. I see no reason why I should be paying the same (or often more) than the paperback version.
Just let me buy the ebook and let me own it.
Right now, after pirating it, I have to find the author's patreon / something and contribute some money that way. It shouldn't be this hard to give someone money.
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b00ty4breakfast • yesterday at 11:58 PM
Calibre (though this is not so simple with Amazon ebooks since they disabled downloading books to your PC)
Ferret7446 • yesterday at 11:13 PM
Because you're primarily paying for the copyright. The cost of a book is fairly trivial
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deepsun • yesterday at 11:46 PM
Is it hard to buy non-DRM books?
Well, if you bought Kindle, then I see, but... don't buy Kindle? There are plenty other options.
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> (or often more) than the paperback
Not an expert but my guess is that price is supply and demand. And oversupply of physical books will drive the price down since it costs money to warehouse them. There cannot be an oversupply of ebooks.