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Originally Posted by Sharkus
I'm 50 / 50 with you on what you were told about being able to read the book. You can access the content of the book, which is the main thing. However, it is somewhat akin to getting a new hardback book and the dusk jacket being ripped.
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"...somewhat akin to getting a new hardback and the dusk jacket being ripped..."
Perfect analogy.
Having slept over it, I partly regret my harsh tone in the statements above.
So far, I've been a fan of Kobo and even bought 2 touch readers: One for side loaded content, one for the original Kobo content.
And I understand, lots of buyers wouldn't bother at all.
But to me, eBooks are kind of collector's items, similar to hardcover books.
I don't just read them. I enjoy them. And I keep them, even after having read them.
Sometimes I even scroll through my libraries in thumbnail mode and check, what titles I've read in the last 10 months or so.
Similar to my bookshelf: Some readers probably just throw their paper books in a bag and dispose of them after having read them. I treat my paper books very carefully, they all look like being new and I keep them in my bookshelfs.