Thread: Can e-Publishing Overcome Copyright Concerns?
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Old 06-01-2008, 10:49 AM   #108
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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?
I still have paperbacks I bought 20 years ago when I was a teenager. Recently, I read an entire serie (about ten books) of paperbacks that my stepfather bought when he was a teenager.
That makes these about 40 years old.
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