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Publishers Killed the Paperback, Then Blamed Readers
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Why are ebooks so expensive?
The fairies that move all the electrons unionized
imho unionized fairies would be cheaper because they would be given a living wage instead of being denied piss breaks and humane conditions while the profits went to bezos.
There is one silver lining: Shadow Libraries. I used to buy ebooks, but removing DRMs was a headache. I buy a physical copy if I really buy the book.