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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I did not get the CDs free for the LPs I had bought when I moved from albums to CDs. I don't expect to get the digital version of books that I purchased for free now.
If I want the e-book version of something I already own, I buy it. I have probably repurchased about 50 books for my e-reader because I wanted to read the e-book version. I will repurchase the Harry Potter books when they become available as e-books.
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(a little
) I would agree with you as far as it goes but what publishers and distributors of ebooks have to understand is that there has been a paradigm shift in how people view digital content, probably because of the changes in how music and movies have become available. This shift in thinking "trickles down" to ebooks. New models of supply have to be offered to customers if publishers want to remain viable in the digital age. This could easily include bundling digital products with non digital and maybe even "trade up" provisions. I am a knitter and there is a knitting site which offers hard cover or paper back knitting books bundled with digital copies of the same book at a discounted price. I think it is an awesome idea and wonder why other publishers cannot do the same or similar.