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Originally Posted by Alisa
Most of the time when I'm in an airport and there actually is a hotspot, it isn't free. It's usually $8 or $9. I'd have to pay the price of a book just to get on the wifi and get a book. Of course, it's not like I have nothing to read on my Kindle besides what I just finished but sometimes I'm just not in the mood for what's left, which is my PD classics. I would imagine that's what I would likely read if I had a Cybook or a Sony in that situation. I just think it's really nifty that I can get something else if I like. Plus I don't like to buy a book until I've read the sample, so I usually read through the sample and click the link to buy it at the end if I liked it. I don't buy books ahead of time. If I'm in the mood for a modern book, then that will be sampled then purchased. I'd like to think it's a money saver since I'm unlikely to toss away a book half-finished if I read the first chapter or two and liked it, but it's just too easy to buy more books.
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I just recalled that somebody else said in this forum: the sampling feature indeed made him/her purchasing more. Same thing happened for me after visiting some deal-hunting website, my credit card usually got another round of assault.
