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Originally Posted by TheOn3LeftBehind
I think it's so stupid how they charge for classics. They're out of bloody copyright, make them free. So many sites I can go to and get them free (and not crappy quality). Sure, they have some free ones.. of Google Books that are crappily scanned.
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"Scholarly" editions of classics are worth paying for - the introduction and footnotes can give you a lot more insight into the book than just reading the plain text. I have a whole bookcase full of "Penguin Classics" and "Oxford World Classics" for this reason. From what has been said, these B&N classics are of a similar nature.
Of course the plain text can be obtained free, if that's all that you want; right here at MR among other places.