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Originally Posted by joehunt
I'm still going to buy books, just not from Kobo. I won't switch to a book rental scheme no matter what though. It's hard to explain, but I have to "own" my books. Even if I buy a book today which I may not read for another year, it's very comforting that it's in my personal library. I'm probably just as much a collector as a reader  |
This is close to my own feeling, irrational as I know it is.
Of course, the lack of books from the major publishers in any of the subscription services is also a factor. I'm not sure I'd still hold out if (say) Amazon's entire ebook catalogue was included in a scheme.