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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why do you not consider it right to sell pre-1950 books, as a matter of interest?
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I suppose anyone could sell anything as long as they find a buyer, I remember pet rocks. I just found it annoying seeing a lot of those Classic (public domain) titles but I had already pulled a number of those titles from the internet before I got my Color Nook. I don't know what the copyright laws are overseas but I was of the impression that in the US, anything pre-1950 is considered Public Domain.
I don't think I am being so cheap as I am frugal, my local library has a limited eBook selection but for the cost of LOTR from B&N, I can subscribe to the Philadelphia library for the year and eventually I will get it via Overdrive. I am just too a point where I will rarely buy a book, just like Music & DVDs, I rent all of those with Rhapsody & Netflix but I definitely get my money’s worth from those services. Why pay more, when you don't have to? It would be different if I really wanted to read it now, but I have 200 some titles downloaded already, there isn't a rush.