"The paperback version of 1984 is about 330 pages. It will take a person who is able to read 30 pages per hour about 11 hours to read the novel. At the discount

"The paperback version of 1984 is about 330 pages. It will take a person who is able to read 30 pages per hour about 11 hours to read the novel. At the discounted $0.03/minute usage fee, 11 hours of reading a free book will cost a person about $19.80—and this is if you don’t stop to think or re-read."[1] That's at the temporarily discounted 3 cents/minute rate. Also, from the same source: "For one, WVDCR will receive a 5% commission on gross revenue, including fees from video visitation." Which explains the whole thing. That's 5% of gross revenue...not profits. Ouch. [1] https://appalachianprisonbookproject.org/2019/11/20/how-much-does-it-cost-to-read-a-free-book-on-a-free-tablet/ https://appalachianprisonbookproject.org/2019/11/20/how-much...