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of the world or the UK?
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 suppose Waterstones are doing well with books.
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)
I would get rid of most of my books if I didn't have to buy them all again to have digital versions.
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)
This is actually one of the things that pisses me off but I can't see how there is a way around it.
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)
I understand why this isn't the case, but I do think if you buy a dvd, or cd, or book, these days the digital version should be available free with it too.

(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:00, Reply)
You get that with Blu-ray.
Buy one and it gives the download code for your digital device.
(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:01, Reply)
I have seen this, however I rarely buy physical media
Because I'm not in the 90's anymore.
(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:05, Reply)
Most decent record companies will give you a free download of an album if you buy it on vinyl.

(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:01, Reply)
I don't see that it is a stupid argument.
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)
I think the problem with books is the ownership model
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)
Send the publisher a photo of you in your house with a cup of tea and a copy of the book.

(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:06, Reply)
THIS CANNOT FAIL.

(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:07, Reply)
This is the sensible answer we have been searching for.
*applauds*
(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:09, Reply)
Just take a photo of every page.

(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:03, Reply)
This argument can go back and forth for ages though
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)
I don't particularly like the change from buying a physical object
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)
This is true
but for every person like yourself there are many more who like the convenience.
(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 12:31, Reply)
Adults in the UK.

(, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 11:57, Reply)
I think.
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)
I found this
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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