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Originally Posted by catsittingstill
In my case, I have a Kindle. I know I can switch on the 3G anytime I like and buy that book that I want. So I think of the books at Amazon (or Baen or Manybooks) as being in some sense "mine already" and these other entities are just storing them for me to keep them out of my way until I want them.
When I want to read them, I "pay the fee" (if necessary) and the appropriate entity retrieves them from storage and turns them over. I don't see any point in paying the fee earlier than necessary.
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Yup. With 3G on Kindle and iPad, I figure any book I want is available to me 24/7, from almost anywhere. So no need to pay early and lock in my choices early. There's the rare book that might be pulled from stock, but that possibility is insignificant to me, with so many books to choose from.
I used to buy print books in multiples, because I didn't have 24/7 access to new books. Now, I don't bother.