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Originally Posted by elcreative
I read at least twice as much and I want to keep my books or sell them... my definition of a really good book is one that I want to re-read some day... we are going backwards all the time... the whole point of PCs concerned what the letters stand for - Personal Computers - and the idea was to liberate us from the high priests of MainFrames and let everyone handle their own content. This applies to all personal devices whereas the rental idea puts all the control back in the hands of the few...
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But when you're renting, you're paying less for the same thing, with the exception of keeping it. For me, it works, and if I really like a book, then I'll buy it. We aren't going backwards though, ebooks are an undefined territory.