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shall1028 · 08-06-2010, 02:15 PM

I do appreciate B&N offering their classic series for download. I have seen their Dracula and it is vastly superior to any of the Project Gutenberg based alternatives (italics! glory be to the typography gods!)

But... B&N commit the same sin that Apple's iTunes Store does: the requirement for me to supply my credit card number to "purchase" a free item. Sorry B&N and Apple, you get my credit card number when the price is more than 0 cents and I expect that you will not keep it on file somewhere without me assenting to do so.

Yes I am being picayune but hey, I reserve the right to be so. So there!

08-06-2010, 02:15 PM	#9
shall1028 Nameless Being	I do appreciate B&N offering their classic series for download. I have seen their Dracula and it is vastly superior to any of the Project Gutenberg based alternatives (italics! glory be to the typography gods!) But... B&N commit the same sin that Apple's iTunes Store does: the requirement for me to supply my credit card number to "purchase" a free item. Sorry B&N and Apple, you get my credit card number when the price is more than 0 cents and I expect that you will not keep it on file somewhere without me assenting to do so. Yes I am being picayune but hey, I reserve the right to be so. So there!