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Maybe this has been asked before(because of the lenght of the thread I couldn't check).
Almost everybody says "I am an addict", but no one stated something as to why they are buying these books and what kind of benefit there is.
The alcoholic gets more sociable or relaxed or unconscious, the heroin addict gets some high, the gambler experiences excitement and so on.
Ebookwise you acquire immaterial objects that you can easily buy tomorrow or whenever you wish. They will not go away.
I don't think there are withdrawal symptoms.
As far as free ebooks go I can't see any problem at all.
In case of "real" books there is the collector. He/she can at least look at their books or hope for price appreciation.
So to sum it up: I would call the described phenomenon a silly habit or maybe just a habit.
Doesn't it lack the seriousness to be called an addiction?
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