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1 posted on 02/02/2010 10:15:40 AM PST by AJKauf
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I am writing an online ‘college’ paper on this topic.

Why the government should not “bailout” print newspapers.


2 posted on 02/02/2010 10:17:08 AM PST by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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Sounds like Amazon is going to play hardball. Who would have thought a business would fight hard to save its business? Shoosh - big news.


3 posted on 02/02/2010 10:17:26 AM PST by equalitybeforethelaw
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The publishers are going to shoot themselves in the foot.
If they start charging ridiculous prices for e-books, people will start “discovering” usenet.


4 posted on 02/02/2010 10:21:28 AM PST by astyanax (Liberalism: Logic's retarded cousin.)
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Just some random thoughts on this. I have been contemplating the purchase of a Kindle. I know lots of folks like the feel of real books and are anti-ereader as a result. While I have lots of hard copy books that I dearly love, there are a lot of things I would love to read that I don’t want taking up space in my home permanently. I like the idea of picking up a an ebook at a discounted price and giving it a whirl. If I don’t like it, I haven’t thrown $30 down the crapper. I bet I would read more with an ereader than I do now. The death of one business model gives rise to the next. CD sales have plummeted since the advent of digital music, doesn’t it make sense that books will follow the same path?


5 posted on 02/02/2010 10:45:44 AM PST by Juana la Loca
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All I want to do ...is download a pdf to a usb stick...and plug it in to a reader...so I can read it...or have it read to me if I’m in the car. that’s it.


9 posted on 02/02/2010 11:28:10 AM PST by mo
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