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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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There are samples for ebooks. If you don't like the sample or if not enough is provided to make judgement, don't buy the book.
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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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Films are only finished through performance? I'm not certain what that even means.
A film is every bit as 'finished' as a book is.