Originally Posted by Lou_Smorals:
“They do seem a rather attractive thing to have but, ouch, those prices!”
Exactly. How many paperbacks could you buy for £200?
I also object to the price of e-books: paperbacks are bulky, heavy things that need to be printed, transported and stored.
e-books have no such costs yet are the same price as full price paperback.
But paperbacks are available on 3 for 2 deals all over the place from Tesco to Waterstones to local bookshops, so you rarely pay full price.
Which means paperbacks are much cheaper, despite being far more expensive to produce and distribute.