Exactly Talisman, I maintain that if you want quality you have to pay for it. Everything is going up in price, people pay a fortune on going to the cinema, on DVD's, theatre trips e.t.c and I don't mind forking out £7 for a good book which will give me much more enjoyment than any of those things.
I've been reading about e-publishing too and how authors make more money this way, it has completely changed my view on the Kindle (as I was dead against it to begin with!) and I'm dropping so many hints to my husband I think he's close to buying me one!!!
Andie P x