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patrickt · 02-04-2012, 07:13 AM

Hell, no. Not parsimonious. The word you're looking for is cheap. When I bought paper books, I can't say I bought hardback without a second-thought. I thought long and hard before paying out $30 for a book. Back then, the books were almost always related to my work and as such could be considered as an investment. Now, books are purely for pleasure. Books I bought strictly for pleasure back then were found on the remianered shelves. For the youngsters here, those were hardback books that weren't selling and were being dumped for $2 or so. I remember buying a $6 paperback and then as I browsed the remaindered books on my way out I found the hardback edition of the same book for $2. Back then we didn't forums so I couldn't whine, "Why are hardbacks cheaper than paperbacks?" Ah, the good ole days.

Me, I'm cheap.

02-04-2012, 07:13 AM	#3
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	Hell, no. Not parsimonious. The word you're looking for is cheap. When I bought paper books, I can't say I bought hardback without a second-thought. I thought long and hard before paying out $30 for a book. Back then, the books were almost always related to my work and as such could be considered as an investment. Now, books are purely for pleasure. Books I bought strictly for pleasure back then were found on the remianered shelves. For the youngsters here, those were hardback books that weren't selling and were being dumped for $2 or so. I remember buying a $6 paperback and then as I browsed the remaindered books on my way out I found the hardback edition of the same book for $2. Back then we didn't forums so I couldn't whine, "Why are hardbacks cheaper than paperbacks?" Ah, the good ole days. Me, I'm cheap.