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Originally Posted by wallcraft
There are many versions of public domain works for sale as ebooks, for example 50 versions of Pride and Prejudice for the Kindle. The thread Penguin USA to release back-list titles as ebooks was largely on this subject. The new Penguin Enhanced E-Book Classics, may be one case where there is enough value added to make the purchase worthwhile. |
My point, exactly. Although there are 50 versions of Pride and Prejudice for sale for the Kindle, do you really think that people are purchasing them? With Penguin's scholarly commentary -- whether electronic or in paper -- the book may well be worth buying. And in this case, I at least feel that I'm paying for the additional info, not for P&P itself.