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Worldwalker · 07-26-2010, 08:51 PM

That's one of the big advantages of DRM-free ebooks: You can give them to people. I've bought several from Smashwords and sent them off recently. Of course, the $1.99 price point made it a lot easier to buy one and email it to a friend with "here, I think you might like this" than the typical Amazon price.

Now, if I was planning to give ebooks as a birthday gift, I'd probably put them on an SD card, pack it inside a mini Altoids tin, and gift-wrap it (complete with tiny bow).

07-26-2010, 08:51 PM	#14
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	That's one of the big advantages of DRM-free ebooks: You can give them to people. I've bought several from Smashwords and sent them off recently. Of course, the $1.99 price point made it a lot easier to buy one and email it to a friend with "here, I think you might like this" than the typical Amazon price. Now, if I was planning to give ebooks as a birthday gift, I'd probably put them on an SD card, pack it inside a mini Altoids tin, and gift-wrap it (complete with tiny bow).