[RedStateRocker]

But what is the point in paying for a bunch of dead tree data when I can just download it?

I mean for a living author, yeah, royalties are important but it's pretty stupid to pay money for information that has been in the public domain for generations- just so I can lug around a bunch of paper that takes up space in my house . I always liked Cody's, great selection of military history, excellent selection of cookbooks and darn good on technical lit; it will be a loss IMHO, but to pay good coin for something I can find online for free (when I'm not depriving a living author of their livelihood)? that makes as much sense as sending a donation to the Gates Foundation...

[ahayes]

I've read a lot of public domain works online, but if I really like a book I buy a hard copy. Somehow curling up with a cup of tea and a laptop just isn't the same as curling up with a cup of tea and a good book.