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grimo1re · 10-03-2009, 09:43 PM

Ok, maybe this is a silly question, but is there anywhere where you can rent books? See, Dymocks in Australia sells e-books for 20-30 aussie dollars. I find that too expensive.

The thing is, I tend to read books only once and then move on. I never used to buy many paper books either, there are very few books I'd like to own. I guess that's just the way I am. I've always been a big library customer, but currently my local library rather sucks. So, sort of like a video/DVD, I would absolutely love to be able to rent a book for a few bucks that allows me to read the book once. Should I love the book, I can then go and buy the book - but then I'd want it DRM free!

Are there others that would want such a service or do you want to own all the books you read? Or am I silly?

10-03-2009, 09:43 PM	#1
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	Book rentals? Ok, maybe this is a silly question, but is there anywhere where you can rent books? See, Dymocks in Australia sells e-books for 20-30 aussie dollars. I find that too expensive. The thing is, I tend to read books only once and then move on. I never used to buy many paper books either, there are very few books I'd like to own. I guess that's just the way I am. I've always been a big library customer, but currently my local library rather sucks. So, sort of like a video/DVD, I would absolutely love to be able to rent a book for a few bucks that allows me to read the book once. Should I love the book, I can then go and buy the book - but then I'd want it DRM free! Are there others that would want such a service or do you want to own all the books you read? Or am I silly?