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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
The concept of a "Faustian bargain" implies that there was another option, that they/we could've decided not to allow/have ebooks.
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I don't think you understand the concept of a Faustian bargain. When consumers choose to "purchase" an eBook rather than a physical one, they are making a Faustian bargain. While technology dazzles us with its promises on the one hand, something else gets taken away that we only come to realize later.
Whether we end up better off or not will probably remain unclear for quite some time. See Internet:Privacy.