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alterinSince I got my new iPhone, I've introduced myself to the iBooks store. Reading on my phone isn't the best reading experience. The strain on my eyes is noticable if I read for any good amount of time. But I've read more books in the past few weeks than I've read in a year. It's just so convenient! Books are big. All of these e-readers on the market that would be less straining on my eyes than my phone are still big. But my phone? My phone is tiny, and I always have it with me. There are so many times while out and about that you have some downtime, and since I have books on my phone, it's so easy to fill that time. It's ridiculously convenient, and thus I'm reading more.
I feel kinda guilty though. I shouldn't be spending money, and if I went to the library, I'd be doing all my reading for free. Course, I wouldn't actually get as much/any reading done. And if I bought a book, afterwards I could sell it. Or I could loan it out to friends. Or I could exchange it with someone for another book. It's a little bit absurd that publishers are charging so much for an ebook. It's the same price as a paperback, yet the reading experience isn't as good. And after I read it, I have no versatility. I can't loan it to anybody. I can't do anything with it. I've read it, I've consumed it, I've wasted it. And publishers are making almost all profit off of it! They aren't paying production costs per book, and they're taking a larger cut per sale. They're ripping us off. And it's annoying.
I feel kinda guilty though. I shouldn't be spending money, and if I went to the library, I'd be doing all my reading for free. Course, I wouldn't actually get as much/any reading done. And if I bought a book, afterwards I could sell it. Or I could loan it out to friends. Or I could exchange it with someone for another book. It's a little bit absurd that publishers are charging so much for an ebook. It's the same price as a paperback, yet the reading experience isn't as good. And after I read it, I have no versatility. I can't loan it to anybody. I can't do anything with it. I've read it, I've consumed it, I've wasted it. And publishers are making almost all profit off of it! They aren't paying production costs per book, and they're taking a larger cut per sale. They're ripping us off. And it's annoying.
