Read/Write Web: First eBook Purchase

Read/Write Web: First eBook Purchase: "Regarding pricing, I still think eBooks need to come down in price some more in order to attract new customers. Amazon are offering the hardcover book for US$17.37, which is only a couple of dollars more than I paid for the electronic version at Fictionwise. However I would've had to pay some hefty delivery charges to buy the hardcover at Amazon (one drawback of living on the other side of the world), so the zero delivery cost of eBooks is a big plus for me.

The other factor was the immediate delivery of the book via Internet download. Being in New Zealand, typically I have to wait 3-4 weeks for Amazon deliveries. New Zealand book retailers as far as I know don't stock this book yet (and even if they did, book prices are generally significantly higher in NZ stores than on Amazon - even factoring in delivery). So eBook format is probably the only way I'd get to read Wolfe's new book before Christmas.

All up, NZ$20 isn't a bad price to pay for a brand new book I can't wait to read - so I'm happy"