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I'm just glad I have a @#$@#load of books. I'll go through my collection, rereading the ones I've enjoyed years ago, and those I've bought and stuck on shelves intending to read. While I'm sure the 3-6 major publishers who go with Apple's approach won't notice me gone, I'm equally sure I can live without their paperbooks or ebooks for a fair while.
Will my decision affect the authors? I'm sure they'll miss the $0.15-$0.50 they made/book I purchased. But they have to accept some responsibility for the current situation. It's too bad that they can't make their money through concerts, t-shirt sales, etc. as bands traditionally have. But it's not up to me to fix that. If they choose to stick with the current publishers, it's a shame as I, at least, won't bother with their books. I can deal with the loss (I hope!).
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