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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
It wouldn't be a viable substitute because fully powering an average home with solar would require 200-300 square feet of paneling, which combined with the battery storage and inverter system will set you back a cool $25,000. Few people go full solar. They solarize water heating, etc, or just supplement main electric service.
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But this would be Florida, so more sun, less paneling, cheaper. Plus, it's a matter of how many years it takes to break even with how much there would be to pay to fpl.
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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
Not sure if I'd consider the library a viable substitute, no. But are we talking about having full control over specific titles? Not books in general. So it's like Marvel having a monopoly on Spiderman. Sorry if I misunderstand the issue, here.
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Many posts ago, Nyssa said this:
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Originally Posted by Nyssa
I find it interesting that so many people consider Amazon a monopoly. I have yet to find anything on Amazon that I could not find elsewhere if I looked hard enough. They just happen to make most things easier to find.
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And Marvel sells Spiderman comics through other distributors while Amazon wants the kindle exclusive ebooks to really be kindle exclusive.