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The Value Of Entertainment

1/3/2017

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 People often complain about the cost of paperback books in Australia, and it is true that we do seem to pay more for our reading material than other countries. Since becoming an author I have learned that there are several reasons for this, but that isn't really the point of this post. What I want to talk about is how we value the entertainment gained from books as opposed to movies. For the purposes of this article I am only talking about the cost of paperbacks and going to see a movie at a cinema or purchasing a physical DVD as opposed to any digital downloads of ebooks or movies.


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