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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Some people are very young and some people are very old where do they come in?
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 11:49, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

I'd never get rid of nay of my books. Still not got round to getting a Kindle.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 11:53, Reply)

These days if I want a new book, I buy the e-book version, and print it out.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 11:55, Reply)

If I own the actual book, why can't I have the e-version of it for free?
I realise this is probably a stupid argument, before anyone calls me on it. It just makes sense in my head.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 11:59, Reply)

( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:00, Reply)

Buy one and it gives the download code for your digital device.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:01, Reply)

Because I'm not in the 90's anymore.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:05, Reply)

( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:01, Reply)

It's like downloading stuff I own on CD because I can't be bothered to go into the loft and get the CD down and rip it.
Or downloading TV series that I know someone who has watched as they would have described it to me anyway so there is nothing wrong with me watching it.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:01, Reply)

as in, how do I prove it for a book I bought 20 years ago?
Edit - I didn't read the last line of you post properly. SneakyROFFLE.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:02, Reply)

( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:06, Reply)

*applauds*
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:09, Reply)

I felt it was a bit shit to have to pay for all my movies again to get them on DVD, but I did. But I didn't feel bad downloading a copy of a movie I already owned on DVD to put it on my media centre. I feel less bad when it comes to downloading TV shows because at the click of a button on my remote I can record every episode of a TV show on my media centre anyway when its on TV. The downloads are just smaller file sizes.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:10, Reply)

to purchasing a licence to watch/listen to something, which can then be changed or even withdrawn from me at any time without my consent.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:28, Reply)

but for every person like yourself there are many more who like the convenience.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:31, Reply)

I'm just making up stats here, but it is a sizeable chunk of the population given that we're all supposed to be "online" these days.
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 11:57, Reply)

www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/may/15/internet-office-for-national-statistics Old ladies skew the stats a bit. Fucking old biddies
( , Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:18, Reply)
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