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Old 09-19-2008, 04:50 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by nellow View Post
Ebook is more than hardback - how can that be justified? Also, the Ebook, which I did buy, is not formatted that brilliantly, e.g. not even justified. I am a keen ebook supporter so I bought it anyway, but anyone making a transition from ordinary books to Sony Reader would find this hard to accept.
It is easily justified from publisher's point of view.

1. High price
2. Bad formating

They will drive new users away from ebooks and allow publishers to stay in business by selling printed books. Or at least prolong their current easy money making life. It is their aim right now
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