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Originally Posted by khalleron
The ones that aren't available for download are clearly marked before you buy.
Do don't buy 'em.
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Oh, c'mon. Why do people say stuff like this? Of course I'm not going to buy them. I think I made it clear that I wouldn't even take them free.
The point is that this is a forum aka disscussion board. It's a place people come to discuss new subjects like this and read the opinions of others. You know, throw ideas back and forth, talk about the direction things are taking in the industry. There are going to be people who feel it's a positive, those that think it's negative, and those that just don't care either way.
Having the "if don't like it, don't buy it" attitude is counter productive as it eliminates an entire point of view from the discussion. Just because it's not for me doesn't mean I'm not interested in hearing the points of others.
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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
Well it's different in that none of those things are books. Magazines/Newspaper reading usually involves small chunks of text interspersed with photographs (or even video when online). Extended pure-text reading is a different animal, imo. That said, I wouldn't pay for an online newspaper or magazine either.
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Well said. This is exactly how I planned to answer to this. Magazines and newspapers are a much smaller time commitment that can be fit into other online time. But, just like OtterBooks, I don't subscribe to those either. I do glance at my hometown's paper that is offered free online as it only takes a few minutes.