Thread: Why are some "free" e-books not so free?
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Old 11-09-2010, 08:21 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
On the other hand, of course, many public domain texts are available in "scholarly editions" with introductions, essays, footnotes, etc, that are well worth paying for. I have a bookshelf full of "Penguin Classics" editions for that very reason.
True, I'm partial to the Signet Classics version and translation of War and Peace. I downloaded the freebie. Much to my chargrin the Signet Classic version is no longer available in the US?
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