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zetareticuli · 07-31-2010, 05:29 PM

Interesting. Thanks. Your explanation makes perfect sense. However, this is something that must be overcome by the publishing houses. As it stands right now, I will not be buying the Kindle format of these technical books. It doesn't make sense. I can buy a used copy of the book for 15% - 20% of the price, in many cases for 5% of the price and have a perfectly good, perfectly readable book. If I find that I don't need the book after I finish my reference, I can choose to either sell it as a used book again or donate it to public or school libraries. In most cases, I would definitely need to keep the book for future reference. It doesn't make sense for me to buy the Kindle format of the book at these prices.

07-31-2010, 05:29 PM	#4
zetareticuli Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 228 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Aztak Mentor	Interesting. Thanks. Your explanation makes perfect sense. However, this is something that must be overcome by the publishing houses. As it stands right now, I will not be buying the Kindle format of these technical books. It doesn't make sense. I can buy a used copy of the book for 15% - 20% of the price, in many cases for 5% of the price and have a perfectly good, perfectly readable book. If I find that I don't need the book after I finish my reference, I can choose to either sell it as a used book again or donate it to public or school libraries. In most cases, I would definitely need to keep the book for future reference. It doesn't make sense for me to buy the Kindle format of the book at these prices.