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Old 05-19-2010, 08:14 AM   #88
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Go back to the original post I was responding to and read that authors and corporations were called greedy for wanting to charge something. So, did he insult corporations? And I replied (and I stand by that statement) that it is just as greedy to want the item in question for free or just to want to "name your price". As with any product, the owners have the right to set any price and the consumer has the right not to buy it.
Or look for a cheaper alternative source for it, whether that be a second hand paperback, a dodgy CDR from Ebay, or a free download. I would suspect that the dfference between what people are prepared to pay and what publishers want isn't a vast amount ...
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