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Originally Posted by dcopeland
I'm a book-lover with a library of several thousand volumes. For most works I will continue to prefer hardbound volumes, but I recognize the utility of digital format especially for travel. So I'm considering buying a reader to use for that purpose. For some titles the electronic version would be enough but for others I would be attracted to a combined package of hardcover for the permanent shelf plus electronic for travel. As best I can tell all vendors I can find would require me to purchase the hardcover and electronic versions separately. Does anyone know of a vendor that would offer a less expensive combination package?
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I mean no offence whatsoever. This is a highly, highly niche audience. Essentially, you are asking for digital rights to something you are buying in a physical format, and are willing to pay some premium for the privilege. There is no simple mechanism that could fulfill that. Buy Book X at Borders but want the digital rights for an Amazon Kindle edition ... and so on.
You ought to continue to enjoy your physical books, and acquire digital editions when that makes sense for how you use them, and investigate borrowing ebooks from your library, if available, and explore the incredibly rich public domain titles for your ereader.