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forwardslash  ·  4184 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Automatice Undownloading of e-books

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  ·  4184 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.