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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I don't think cost should be a factor in our decision to read a book. Neither paid nor free guarantees quality. True, there are exceptions, but most public libraries carry copies of the latest books. The reasons I find fault with the idea of using our library as one of the categories is as I have already stated, (1) free is a poor reason to choose a book, and (2) the library is a great resource (see our current month's selection as an example) but a poor choice for a category. I would have the same objections to naming the Kindle Store or Barnes and Nobel as a category.
I'm also opposed to the idea having paid books as a category, although in truth I think the two categories that reject the free books (Users Choice and Normally Priced) were tongue-in-cheek protests over the win of the MR Library. Quality should be the overriding factor that determines which book we should read, not price.
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But price is a factor. We've seen it happen. This is one reason why I've 2nd a paid only option. If price wasn't a factor, then I would not care about any paid vs. free categories. But as price sis a factor vs the actual book, we have these issues.