Subj : Brain Fog Fix: an excerpt.
To   : Alan Beck
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Apr 10 2022 12:35:00

Hello Alan Beck!

** On Sunday 10.04.22 - 09:58, Alan Beck wrote to all:

 AB> I like my Kobo. I stupidly signed up for the 10 bucks/mth
 AB> deal.

 AB> Think I am going to get rid of that because I never even
 AB> read a book a month.

Personally, I think $10/mo for an ebook "plan" is a bit  
ambitious.  Kobo has an "all you can read" plan for $9.99/mo.

Considering that the cost of producing an ebook, and offering  
it for download is next to nothing, $2 per book would be my  
idea of a fair price-point.

Simon&Schuster comes close to a reasonable value per book.  
Every week they publish a list of discounted ebooks anywhere  
from 1.99 to 9.99.

I think most publishers have yet figured out the ebook price- 
model. For the most part, a monthly plan tends to feel like  
being over-charged for books that one might never have time to  
read.  For myself, the z-Lib model is proving to be the most  
logical.

The Kobo plan goes on to say:

"Access your library with the free Kobo App for iOS or Android,  
or on any Kobo eReader."

Unless one has a Kobo eReader device, sounds like a cellphone  
connection is required inorder to authorize access to a book.  
What if you find yourself in an area without coverage or an  
outtage - does that mean you won't be able to even read "your"  
library of books?



 AB> But, I do read.

My tagline with outgoing emails:

 PREVENT MIND DECAY - READ BOOKS

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