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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
It's one of those things normal people can't understand. They think there's a need for all sorts of furniture that isn't bookcases, and they find moving books in order to sit down to be onerous. Hey, if I had more bookcases (and more space to put bookcases) they wouldn't have to move books, right?  |
That's how I convinced my husband I needed an ereader... it was either buy an ereader or buy another bookshelf
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Originally Posted by carld
Actually it says And then he points out Project Gutenberg for ereaders, which is basically the same thing as saying "why buy contemporary when you can read a classic instead?"
His book entry boils down to -- don't buy books online, swap them for free (who pays postage btw?), or download a classic.
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I agree with your second sentence, but don't think that's saying the same thing as your first sentence. We'll have to agree to disagree
Was wondering the same thing myself about postage. I'd rather hit my local Half Price Books and pay a few dollars for a book and no postage. Or, even better, hit my library book sale on $5 bag day