Thread: The Faustian bargain of E-books
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Old 06-12-2013, 11:41 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Sregener View Post
I don't think you understand the concept of a Faustian bargain. When consumers choose to "purchase" an eBook rather than a physical one, they are making a Faustian bargain. While technology dazzles us with its promises on the one hand, something else gets taken away that we only come to realize later.
How is downloading a public domain ePub from Gutenberg considered a Faustian act? Especially when the book in question isn't available in any other format?

Or what about having an ebook printed out through a POD kiosk?
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