It seems like an irrational objection, but I doubt it's uncommon. Can't say if it's a common enough objection to be a problem for Nathan.

I felt the same, actually. I find I absorb information better from paper.

But I know this is more a psychological than real hurdle. I did buy the PDF, as I'm an author and figure it's got to be worth at least $29 to me.

But I almost didn't, for the same reason. Some may have hesitated the wrong way. I only bought because I saw it a second time here on HN and reconsidered.

I probably would have preferred some kind of '$40, get both the book and pdf' option.

Of course, that adds complexity to the checkout process, so any prospective author has to figure out what segment of their market is like me and the grandparent.

> So you determine value based on mediums (PDFs) instead of the outcome (learning how to self publish)?

Yes. Just like I prefer paying for Spotify instead of CD's. Just like I would rather pay for Netflix than cable. And so on. Medium matters in value perception.

It's possible you're in the minority.

It's possible. But it's very unlikely. I'm yet to meet a person that don't think this way.