Thread: I don't think I should have to pay for my e-Books
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Old 09-20-2012, 02:10 PM   #160
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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes View Post
I think this is enough off-topic from the original intent of the thread of why we have to pay for the electronic copy of a book we have in paper form. I'll answer that as, why do I have to pay for an mp3 of a song I have on vinyl? The answer is because money makes companies work. No one is forcing anyone to pay for another version of the book. There were costs in converting to electronic format should I get that conversion for free? I don't think so. Should I get a discount? Maybe. Will I buy a book in e-format that I have in paper format? No.
But you don't have to pay for an mp3 of a song you have on vinyl. It's easy to make a digital copy; even easier if you are copying from a CD.

When I buy a CD, in effect I'm getting both the CD and the mp3 files. But with a book, I have to make two separate purchases.
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