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Originally Posted by DNSB
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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There is a difference between reading what I choose while browsing and having to be content with what is given - in a bookshop I could even read the whole book and put it away afterwards - and that's exactly how an internet purchase has to work; I can also listen to the whole album at a record store
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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.
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A book is a finished product - music and video need a performance and that makes the difference