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Originally Posted by ottischwenk
And why shouldn't buying a book on the Internet take place like in a bookstore?
I go in, sit in a corner and leaf through and read.
If I don't like the book, I put it back.
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And hence the ability to download a sample of an ebook. This does run into the risk of downloading a sample where 50% of the sample is not relevant to the book unless you really care about a list of also by books, copyright notices, multiple table of contents, dedications, etc. A bit bitter since one recent sample had 20 pages of fluff before the epigraph, prologue and half the first chapter.
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Originally Posted by ottischwenk
And there is a difference: literary works are finished products.
Music, theatre, etc. and films only become so through the performance.
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I would disagree. A literary work whether physical or electronic must be read much as an audio-visual performance such as films, theatrical performances or music videos must be viewed or a audio performance such as music, spoken word or audiobooks must be listened to.