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mk  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Automatice Undownloading of e-books

I decided to give up on ebooks. The Kindle was ok, but I want to own my books. I also don't want my books tethered to a device that I will replace, or have to deal with incompatibility issues and future transfers. ebooks are over-priced as well; the reduction in costs does not reflect the removal of printing and a physical distribution network. I also don't want my reading list sold, and probably stored by the NSA.





cliffelam  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The NSA already knows what you're reading, assuming you bought it from a bookstore with computers.

Or are reading out in the open.

-XC

mk  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, at the very least I can make them work for it.

cliffelam  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Government jobs have to come from somewhere....

cgod  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There are many excellent free electronic books. I think about getting an e-reader to push me toward reading more free classics.

mk  ·  4347 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, I read Anna Karenina free on my Kindle. It's good for free ebooks, for sure. I just can't justify buying them.

forwardslash  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Funnily enough I'm just getting into ebooks, partially because they're cheaper than their paper counterparts. I know there's some intentional inflation of the price, like when Back Story only went down to a reasonable ~$9 after being $20 because only the hardcover was out. I like having a ton of books on one small device instead of lugging around, say, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - which I have in paperback. Though now I wonder if it'd be cheaper to get these things on ebay.

mk  ·  4348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think you often can find a used paperback for equal or less than the ebook price. In a perfect world, ebooks could be a great option. I just don't see them as that at this time.