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Old 08-30-2007, 05:37 PM   #23
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Instant gratification?
Local bookstore is still cheaper (at least around my place).

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Desire to read it in a convenient form say, for traveling (e.g. not a hardback book)?
I can see that. I just can't see that being worth $10.

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Enough disposable income that the extra ten bucks doesn't make a difference?
Hmmm... Maybe I should become an eBook author. I could use money from a bunch of those kinds of people.

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Or maybe someone who just doesn't want any more of their home space taken up with dead tree books?
The pBook is of much better value since it can be resold after you finish reading it.

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As for the price difference, here in the UK the hardback sells from Amazon for roughly the equivalent of $23, so paying $26 is no big deal even if you don't fall into the above categories.
Well, I'm trying to keep this an Apples-to-Apples comparison.
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