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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 467613" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I know that many classics are free or cheap because lots are in the public domain, meaning they are old enough that no one owns the rights to them. NOT all, by any means, but a lot of them. FYI if you like the old time radio shows like the Shadow or whatever, lots of sites have those for free also. Many are great for kids to listen to at night, at least my kids liked them. </p><p></p><p>It seems that B&N has more deals, which I didn't know. With actual books I can sell them when I don't want them, and get them used after a while. If I buy an ebook, why can I not sell my copy? in my opinion a used ebook store might be a real cash cow and $$ saver. While people will fuss about royalties for authors, they don't get them on used books now, artists and movie stars and companies that make cds and dvds don't get them when those are sold used. </p><p></p><p>I guess I am still struggling to decide if this is a technology step I want to take, or that would be worthwhile for me to take. Part of me really likes the feel of the pages as I read. </p><p></p><p>Janet, I had wondered about some of the products like the pandigital. A lot of the reviewers gripe because it isn't an ipad or similar product, but what do they expect from something that costs so much less than an ipad? While I am frugal, I do not expect a $100 or less product to work like a $600 one, at least not a piece of tech equipment. I am intriged by the new Amazon Fire though.</p><p></p><p>I think I will start tracking prices of what I want to read and see where they start and end up as they are released and after they are not new anymore or are released in paperback. I can always hijack husband's kindle if I really have a need to use it, lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 467613, member: 1233"] I know that many classics are free or cheap because lots are in the public domain, meaning they are old enough that no one owns the rights to them. NOT all, by any means, but a lot of them. FYI if you like the old time radio shows like the Shadow or whatever, lots of sites have those for free also. Many are great for kids to listen to at night, at least my kids liked them. It seems that B&N has more deals, which I didn't know. With actual books I can sell them when I don't want them, and get them used after a while. If I buy an ebook, why can I not sell my copy? in my opinion a used ebook store might be a real cash cow and $$ saver. While people will fuss about royalties for authors, they don't get them on used books now, artists and movie stars and companies that make cds and dvds don't get them when those are sold used. I guess I am still struggling to decide if this is a technology step I want to take, or that would be worthwhile for me to take. Part of me really likes the feel of the pages as I read. Janet, I had wondered about some of the products like the pandigital. A lot of the reviewers gripe because it isn't an ipad or similar product, but what do they expect from something that costs so much less than an ipad? While I am frugal, I do not expect a $100 or less product to work like a $600 one, at least not a piece of tech equipment. I am intriged by the new Amazon Fire though. I think I will start tracking prices of what I want to read and see where they start and end up as they are released and after they are not new anymore or are released in paperback. I can always hijack husband's kindle if I really have a need to use it, lol. [/QUOTE]
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