Thread: Can e-Publishing Overcome Copyright Concerns?
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:22 AM   #96
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Fine, but you see what I'm saying? These eBooks are so cheap compared with paper books that it really doesn't matter if you can re-read them in 20 years or not. Cheap paperbacks fall to pieces after a few years. eBook DRM systems change. It's no big deal. It's not the end of the world if you have to spend US$4 again to re-read a book. What's $4? Half the price of a pizza? Why does it matter?
There is one simple reason and that is that 20 year old books are not always available to buy new.

And I have a lot of books I bought twenty years ago that I have not read yet and that are not available to buy anymore. I also reread a lot of old books.
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