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No, I said money grubbing and I MEANT money grubbing. When I buy a paper book I OWN it. I can resale it. I can donate it and write it off my taxes. I can lend it to a friend. I can keep it for any many years as I want to take care of it. For an ebook that costs LESS to produce and I CAN'T resell it or donate it or in most case lend it to cost as much as a hardback IS the definition of money grubbing. I also run the risk of needing to change to a new ebook reader and not being able to. Since you are at BEST renting an ebook you should pay a RENTAL price not a purchase price. Until the publishers do this they are money grubbing or at least trying to maintain their status quo by keeping ebook prices so high they aren't worth "buying" (ie renting).
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