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It's a sticky question for sure. I am happy to pay for books because authors are my version of sports heroes: They can do something I only dream of doing.
But on the other hand, I remember when we were first married and starting out, and the price of movies was too much, so I would hit the libraries and thrift stores for cheap books. That was our entertainment. Money was tight, and it would have been a problem to afford new books. So we would pack up some sandwiches, the telescope, and a book, and go somewhere in the countryside where it was dark. We would look at the stars, picnic, and read to each other (or listen to books on tape). Now we have satellite TV with DVR, and a lot of the romance is lost due to being glued to the tube. Sigh.
In a perfect world, I would read my ebooks and pass them along to the next person, just like I used to do with pbooks. It's more complicated with electronic books, because DRM is always watching.
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