Couldn't agree more. If you have to connect to the internet to download it then why not buy it on the internet at the first place and free yourself of all the trouble of going to a bookstore?
Unless you're buying an ebook as a gift..
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Originally Posted by Penforhire
They're completely missing the right way to do this. They should have a download kiosk in the store, either connecting to the website or transferring the book from its own local hard drive.
I go to brick and mortar stores for instant take-it-home gratification or need. This does zero for me. It takes an extra 60 seconds or so to place the buy order on a PC from an on-line vendor you already use (e.g. Amazon) if you already have to be hooked up for a download.
I don't get the appeal of this transaction aside from gift giving and people who are uber-paranoid about their credit card info on the web (pay cash at store).
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