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Originally Posted by coldfox
When e books first came out that were touted as being an alternative to print books, as they were going to be cheaper and easier for the consumer. What happened???
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Before eBooks, we would drive thirty miles to the big central library in Chester County PA. Now we pay Brooklyn $50 a year for a collection that, at least for newer releases, seems almost comparable, especially when combined with all the Pennsylvania libraries for which we have cards. So I'm going to say that eBooks are a lot easier, and, when you consider gas, and wear and tear on the car, a lot cheaper too.
As for all this big five bashing, those are the primary publishers whose books I borrow from public libraries. And they don't have to sell their eBooks for public library borrowing. Amazon publishing, in all forms, boycott libraries, making their books infinitely more expensive compared to the alternative of borrowing for free from an in-state public library collection. University publishing houses are almost as bad.
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
There are still over a million free books at Amazon.
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I should know by now, but what are you referring to? That sounds a lot higher than the number of public domain books which have been proofread after scanning. Are these copyrighted books no one is willing to pay for?