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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom
I haven't bought a pbook since 2007, when I got my kindle. I have read some that I got from the library, because the ebook wasn't available or was too expensive (IMHO).
I really want to read Joseph Stiglitz's "The Price of Inequality". The ebook is $14.99 and the pbook is $15.92. If I get the pbook, I can lend it to my friend, and my husband (both of whom I think would enjoy it). When they get done with it, I can donate it to the library.
On the other hand, buying a pbook could lead to unintended consequences. If too many people decide to deviate from the electronic format, publishers win. I guess the answer for that is to just not buy the book at all. But I really want to read it!
Does anyone else actually feel guilty if they consider buying a book in dead tree format, if it is available in ebook format and doesn't cost more than the pbook? Or is it just me?
P.S. Anyone read it yet? It is based on his Vanity Fair article, which is available online.
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I never feel guilty for buying any book. But the reasons you mention wouldn't stop me from buying the ebook, especially the husband part. Why couldn't you buy the ebook and let him read it? And the friend part, loan him the ebook. And if he doesn't have an ereader, well, convert him! If you can't trust him if you ask him to delete the book after he has read it, do you think you can trust him with a pbook and getting it back?
DRM is a non-issue, that should be removed ASAP anyway. And no, I don't feel guilty about removing that either. I don't feel guilty if I remove a virus from my PC neither...