Half price books

[heyJessi]

I just wanted to know if, with any of the devices, there is going to be anything like half price books? One of the reasons why I would never buy a device like this is because there is no way for you to get discounted books. You can go to the thrift store and pick up a novel for 69 cents, but with this device you have to pay roughly $10 for every book you want to read.

Just wanted to know if something like that could happen.

-HeyJessi

[EffieTX]

There are lots of ebooks for under $5 and free ones too.. Linda

[joeypore]

Yeah... most cheap books tend to be public domain anyway, which means they're free in digital form.

The $10 books you speak of are [theoretically] only the new ones that are best sellers that cost $20-40, even the ones that end up at half price books are like $15-20 in their used form. [hardcovers]

Now, the paperback game is different. Yes, if you buy a used paperback [recent books], it's usually $4-6 or so [I've found]. B&N is usually more than this, so your point is well take.

Amazon's prices are pretty on par with the used market, more or less.