Thread: Can e-Publishing Overcome Copyright Concerns?
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Old 06-01-2008, 10:30 AM   #104
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Originally Posted by akiburis View Post
You may not like this, but that doesn't in the least affect the legitimacy of publishers' reasons for treating ebooks differently from paper books, because they are something different from paper books.
Accepting that an e-book is something completely different and can be read only under special circumstances (e.g. the moon just right) - okay. But dont get your hopes up. I wouldnot pay much for this kind of book.
Lemme see ... my library charges me 18€ per year to rent unlimited books. I would go as far as paying 50€ - because it wouldnt be any different.
Renting a DVD costs as few as 0,50€ - while buying that same DVD costs between 9 and 30 € ... A book costs 9€ ... calculate it.

Now to get real:
There really isnt a difference between an e-book and a p-book. Really. There isnt. Just as there is no real difference between a list of MP3s and a CD.
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