Do Readers Choose eBooks Because They Are Cheaper?

[Judith]

This could be a major factor especially in the financial climate, mind you there are so many discounts on paper books sometimes they too are cheaper.

[Ellen]

While I love the feel of a book in my hands, I looked around my house and saw WAY too many books !!! Digital just seemed the direction I needed to go.. Plus the ease of being anywhere with a collection on books to immediately read.
One astonishing upside has been finding some great authors that I would never have known about, much less tried -many have been the cheap/free ebooks. But.... Some of the cheap ones have been hooks for the rest of the series at a higher price, which is fine with me.

[Judith]

One of the reasons I like this site is because of the authors I have found, it is a constant delight and as you say it leads to more by the same person. When I go to Canada next week I will take my Kobo and my lovely daughter will load books onto it for me, lovely

[Joan]

I read a lot of books - sometimes 2 or 3 a day on my Kindle though admittedly most of these are freebies from Amazon or Smashwords. I have been fortunate to find some cracking good stories as well as some fairly dire ones. However, I also pay for ebooks, as long as I am a fan of the author, and I also buy 'hard copies' of ebooks that I already own. The latest being 'The Soul of Discretion' by Susan Hill. (Worth every penny. I have all the series on Kindle and as hardbacks.) I prefer having a 'real' book to read, but a Kindle is far more convenient when I want to read early in the morning or late at night.

[Ruth]

Until now I have read all my books in paperback but I've decided to try reading something on my tablet with a Kindle app. I'm struggling a bit at the moment as I haven't got used to flicking back to check on things yet. I usually spend the first chapter of a book flicking back and forward & re-reading the blurb on the back of the book to try and establish the characters and the setting in my mind. I'm not finding this easy with an ebook but I'm keen to persevere as I think it will open up more reading avenues for me.

[Judith]

That is a drawback of e book reading, I too need to check back on points I have missed and find this very hard on my Kobo.

[Ruth]

David wrote: "I don't know about the Kobo but with Kindles you can bookmark pages and highlight text as well. You can then easily see all the bookmark's/highlighted text and jump to the one you wish.
It saves going searching back and trying to find bits of interest if you highlight them or just bookmark the page. "

So I could highlight, for example, the first instance of a new character then go back later to check it. Is that the sort of thing you mean?

[L.A.]

Judith wrote: "One of the reasons I like this site is because of the authors I have found, it is a constant delight and as you say it leads to more by the same person. When I go to Canada next week I will take m..."

For me the ease of taking of books away on holiday is a key reason for ebooks - the fact they're less expensive too is a bonus! I understand that actual paper page turning is difficult for some people to leave and i guess thats why actual books will be around for a while yet,

[AngryGreyCat]

I love the cheap e books for trying authors that I am not familiar with that I wouldn't really want to drop $7 to $10 for in case they weren't good. I occasionally buy other books if they are hard to find but happen to have an ebook edition.

In general, I have a fantastic library locally and I borrow a lot from them (including Kindle books). I also have a friend who owns a used book store, so I do buy a lot of series I regularly read in paperbook and then turn them into her for credit.