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> Why would I pay ~$13 for a brand-new, often terrible-quality ebook (and a DRM'd one at that), when I could buy two print books for the same price, and get Ama
by MatthewPhillips 15y ago
> Why would I pay ~$13 for a brand-new, often terrible-quality ebook (and a DRM'd one at that), when I could buy two print books for the same price, and get Amazon to ship them free to my door?
Two printed paperback books, with their horrible sand-paper pages, pixelated fonts, and crease-forming covers... surely you can live with an out-of-place hyphen if you can live with a paperback.
- ToastOpt 15y agoThe paperback managed to put the hyphen in the right place. At least it's making an effort. When was the last time you saw paperback had an out of place hyphen just because that's where the hardcover placed it?
- andrewflnr 15y agoYes, two crappy books instead of just one, for the same price.