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Originally Posted by braver
The naysayers here remind me of the Soviet "kolkhozniki" -- the rather backward peasants collectivized by Stalin in the 1930s. They hated the middle-class "kulaks" more than anybody else, and their most desired state was complete sameness. Anybody "better off" was suspicious. All those nonsensical references to "so if I owned a VHS should I also get a Blu-ray" deserve the same response: back to the kolkhoz, comrade!
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I think it very strange to be classified as a "backward peasant", when I've tried to be very clear about why I think Amazon would never do what your asking. I've also seen no response suggesting why I may be wrong. Again, to be clear, here is why I don't think you'll ever see it:
1. Amazon is not the publisher of the books. They cannot give them away, and are bound by their agreements with each publisher.
2. They have no financial incentive to do so.
Of course, being a poor "kulak", what do I know? I guess that I'm just too backward and afraid of change. Really, I don't see how I can leave my house for all the suspicion I have for everyone else. After all, Amazon is a good communist company. We should all see our book upgrades any day now.
- Ed