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Originally Posted by Teddman
I think Penguin in particular is going to have some growing pains with the transition to ebooks, because such a large part of their library is the "Penguin Classics" line, which are public domain works that are completely free in ebook form from sites like Gutenberg, Manybooks, Feedbooks, even Amazon and B&N stores.
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With the greatest respect, you're entirely missing the "point" of Penguin Classics. The reason they are such excellent books is that they are scholarly editions, with introductions, footnotes, etc. That's why I have a bookshelf full of them, even though the basic text is in the public domain. You get a heck of a lot more from the Penguin Classics edition.