anyone here actually read ebooks?
i run a lit mag and i'm trying to determine if it's worth the significant extra effort to put epub & kindle out there.
they barely sell. i do much better with the print editions. i'm just not sure if the audience is small but loyal, or if digital feels like a bonus addon that people take but never actually read.
please give me your insights!!! i need perspective outside my own. :)
boost too, if you'd be so kind.
@pixelpaperyarn I read ebooks when :
* the book only exists in ebook form
* the printed book is written so small it hurts my eyes
* when I travel : it's lighter than carrying several paper books
* the book is out of print and second hands are too expensive
* ebooks are useful to quickly search in them and copy/paste parts of them
* when I know I'll never buy the physical book, I use a pirate scan
* to easily share books with friends living far away
I prefer paper but ebook can be useful.
@ordinarylava thanks for the feedback!
i purposefully make my digital editions DRM-free and cheap (about $4) for exactly all the reasons you mentioned. :)
@pixelpaperyarn Also, I almost never actually *buy* ebooks. If they have DRMs or are as expensive as the paper version I won't buy them.