I'm reading In the Flesh by Sylvia Day/Livia Dare right now, and I think it's a good fit for this thread. Scifi/fantasy and has been out for awhile. Wulfric is the crown prince of his kingdom, and Sapphire is the daughter of his greatest adversary and former concubine to the enemy king of a neighboring land. There is some dubious consent, and kidnapping by both parties. It's a good book but the sheer number of sex scenes sort of take over the story. That's not always a bad thing for me, but in this case I think itis affecting the author showing why there is such a strong connection between the two. Still, the book is worth reading. I borrowed it from the library because it's rather pricey.
Post by Samantha K on Sept 6, 2017 12:55:21 GMT -7
Sounds good. I have sooo many books to read (😀) but when my tbr mountain gets lower I might look at my library too. I'm sure they would have it too.
Post by Samantha K on Sept 6, 2017 16:12:49 GMT -7
It's so ridiculous. I seriously don't understand how they can charge that. How is it that at times a physical copy is cheaper??? I still haven't read all Feehan's Carpathian books due to the cost and the library takes a bit due to others being ahead of me. I haven't even started her Ghostwalker, Shadow Riders or Leopard series.
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Post by secretromancejunkie on Sept 7, 2017 22:22:44 GMT -7
I have read articles that say that the relative prices are set by the publishers and not the authors. I don't know if this is accurate or not.
I flat out refuse to succumb to that kind of financial blackmail. This is why I buy so many used DTB's. It's my form of protest.
When I find an author whose ebooks are more expensive than her DTB's I send an email such as the following. My hope is that authors will begin to speak out against this practice. Maybe they don't care, I don't know. But if we, as readers, don't stand up for ourselves, we will continue to be gouged. Feel free to plagiarise this letter to your heart's content. RISE UP fellow readers, speak out!
Dear Author,
I am an avid reader of romance of all kinds. By avid, I mean I read as much as a full length novel per day. I prefer to read on kindle. Your books intrigue me. Unfortunately, I cannot, in all good conscience pay more for an ebook than for a paper back.
Sadly, this means I will be searching for your titles at a used bookstore. I am not a person that would ever try to find pirated free ebooks or anything of that nature. It goes against my ethics.
However, publishers who charge more for eBooks than paperbacks make me livid. That particular practice is as dishonest as they come. I wish that you did not suffer as well, but I will not support this practice. My protest takes the form of only buying those books used.
I am writing to any author I encounter, whose books are priced this way. I am hoping that if authors speak out, that something will be done about it. Feel free to pass this email to your publisher as proof that their practices are impacting your sales.
The Big 5 publishers are the ones that have the high ebook prices. I read somewhere they wanted to force people back to DTB's. This girl flat refuses to pay the high prices. I get newsletters that tell me when the prices are cheaper. ereaderiq.com is a good site to use. You can enter books there and they will notify you when the prices is lowered. I finally got another library card and I will start using them more.
Post by Samantha K on Sept 10, 2017 12:55:22 GMT -7
Sherry said -
The Big 5 publishers are the ones that have the high ebook prices. I read somewhere they wanted to force people back to DTB's.
That's so ridiculous! I wonder why they want that. It seems like there would be more profit in e-books but then what do I know? Wasn't there a lawsuit brought against them a few years back due to the high prices for e-books?
This girl flat refuses to pay the high prices.
Me too. No way will I pay those prices.
I get newsletters that tell me when the prices are cheaper. ereaderiq.com is a good site to use. You can enter books there and they will notify you when the prices is lowered.
Thanks for letting us know! It's such a great idea to use a site like that!
I finally got another library card and I will start using them more.
I use the library for the more expensive books too. Unfortunately, there's a wait but I would rather wait than be ripped off.
My reading habit has always far outstripped my income. I have rarely in my life paid the list price for a book. I used to shop the thrift stores where books were .50 to $1.00. Now for ebooks I wait for sales, get freebies, use the library, and borrow. The most I pay for an ebook is $4.99 and it has to be a darned good author for me to pay that. I will not read pirated copies, but I can't afford to pay upwards of $10 for what may be a bad book. Julie Miller is the only author I will preorder at full price. Her books are usually around $4.99.
My reading habit has always far outstripped my income. I have rarely in my life paid the list price for a book. I used to shop the thrift stores where books were .50 to $1.00. Now for ebooks I wait for sales, get freebies, use the library, and borrow. The most I pay for an ebook is $4.99 and it has to be a darned good author for me to pay that. I will not read pirated copies, but I can't afford to pay upwards of $10 for what may be a bad book.
I get Amazon gift cards with them. I don't work outside the home so I have plenty of time to do them. I usually have them pulled up on the computer and just work on them as I do other things. Another one I used to do was swagbucks. Yesterday I earned a 10.00 gift card from ipsos isay.