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Brutaxilos
United States2629 Posts
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RifleCow
Canada637 Posts
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nohbrows
United States653 Posts
As convienient it is to have hundreds of books in a single device, nothing beats instaneously going from page 1 to page (insert 3 digit number here) in sometimes barely a second without having to play around with buttons or scrolls or touch screens.I for one cannot read a brightlit LCD screen for very long. And e-paper just feels fake. And books smell nice. And feel nice. You can carry it around without worrying about charging it (and who reads multiple novels at the same time without finishing one of them first barring school assignments?). As for getting books for free, there is always public libraries. Sure they are behind sometimes on getting the newest books out there, but thats the price you pay for getting books for free. And friends. Friends are great libraries. | ||
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zlosynus
Czech Republic339 Posts
Btw. this is nice reading: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1121596044/how-piracy-works. Personally I vote for Pirate Party  . | ||
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Seraphone
United Kingdom1219 Posts
On January 13 2012 16:57 RifleCow wrote: Just like how the music industry has to change so does the book industry; I hate opinions like this. Why should they change because the world is full of thieves? It's absurd. Musicians and actors also have other ways of making money (i.e concerts, cinema, theatre etc..), authors just have books unless they're lucky and get a film deal or JK Rowling famous. | ||
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Hesmyrr
Canada5776 Posts
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Nizaris
Belgium2230 Posts
On January 13 2012 23:42 Seraphone wrote: I hate opinions like this. Why should they change because the world is full of thieves? It's absurd. Musicians and actors also have other ways of making money (i.e concerts, cinema, theatre etc..), authors just have books unless they're lucky and get a film deal or JK Rowling famous. They have to change because they have to adapt to the digital age. It has NOTHING to do with thieves. Copying is not stealing FYI. when i copy it the original remains untouched, unlike when i steal something, see the difference? i also hate opinions like this. | ||
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-_-Quails
Australia796 Posts
On January 13 2012 23:42 Seraphone wrote: I hate opinions like this. Why should they change because the world is full of thieves? It's absurd. Musicians and actors also have other ways of making money (i.e concerts, cinema, theatre etc..), authors just have books unless they're lucky and get a film deal or JK Rowling famous. They should change to a business model that works with the current reality of a world "full of thieves" and modern filesharing because not changing does not alter that reality and is likely to be worse for their business long-term than developing a new model to guarantee the revenue stream. A positive change is one that increases both royalty checks and audience. The itunes model, the free-with-attached-ads model, and the pay-what-you-like model all seem to be possible steps forward. It's not absurd, it's good business. | ||
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Latham
9560 Posts
Books in paper form are one of the things I don't regret spending money on. By that I say I support the authors by buying books and screw Ebooks =) | ||
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DarKcS
Australia1237 Posts
The itunes model, the free-with-attached-ads model, and the pay-what-you-like model all seem to be possible steps forward. It's not absurd, it's good business. Agreed. Profits go up 10x when you deliver digital content hassle free, cheap and available to all. Same can't be said to games though, a 100% digital product being sold at retail box prices to protect greedy retailers. | ||
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dUTtrOACh
Canada2339 Posts
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Neo.NEt
United States785 Posts
I guess if you want to be a good person, pay for the things you'd actually buy if you had to, but if it's something you'd never buy anyway... might as well? I've been brainwashed | ||
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starcraft911
Korea (South)1263 Posts
On January 14 2012 01:11 Neo.NEt wrote: For me the problem with buying things like music, movies, books, etc. is that they make it a pain in the ass to get it back when you re-format your computer or lose everything you had saved (still haven't got back the stuff from iTunes I actually paid for.. but I'm sure it's really not THAT hard?). That and the fact that it costs money... I guess if you want to be a good person, pay for the things you'd actually buy if you had to, but if it's something you'd never buy anyway... might as well? I've been brainwashed Why do I feel like the only person in the world who backs anything up? Why would you ever lose everything? Even with a VERY inexpensive setup there's no reason to not backup. You can set that shit up to be completely automated.... Every time I see someone complain about losing info I feel like I'm talking to my grandma. | ||
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nalgene
Canada2153 Posts
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Nancial
197 Posts
I mean if I own a book it's my right to let other people read it, isn't it? Even if i don't know them. And even if I give them a digital copy. | ||
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Noro
Canada991 Posts
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wunsun
Canada622 Posts
E-books has it place, as it makes it possible for the author to have a direct line to the purchaser, so there is no middleman. | ||
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mastergriggy
United States1312 Posts
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HeavenS
Colombia2259 Posts
when i graduate i plan on buying a nice little collection of all the great books i enjoyed for free. | ||
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TogetherAsOne
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