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Old 10-01-2009, 10:42 PM   #110
braver
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
And what about 8-Track > Cassette > LP > CD? That never happened and never will.

Floppy Disk > CD > DVD? Not gonna happen.

Beta > VHS > DVD? Not gonna happen.

Hardcover > Paperback > eBook? Not gonna happen. Give it up. This is a silly idea. When you go from one medium to another you aren't entitled to the content in another container.
As was explained several times already, this is a silly comparison (just returning your term).

(1) you did not buy your "floppies with content" on Amazon
(2) you did not buy your 8-track on Amazon
(3) different physical carriers cost money to make, as opposed to a software file
(4) Amazon knows exactly what you own on paper, and offers you digital upgrade already. On the web, not ebook yet -- but there's no difference why not.

Give up silly comparisons of ebook/pbook dichotomy to 8-track/CD! It doesn't work, doesn't make sense, and doesn't translate, and you know better.
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