This seems like pretty big news for those of us who are still heavily invested in print. Of course, I will always collect quality hardcovers of classic literature and other “keepers.”
Amazon’s Kindle MatchBook will let you buy cheap digital editions of print books you already own
Summary: Amazon’s new service, Kindle MatchBook, will let users buy discounted digital versions of print books that they’ve already bought from Amazon. But the service isn’t available for every book.
This has been my main opposition to getting an e-reader. But I wish it were being offered by the publishers instead, because I’m pretty anti-Amazon.
Well, I prefer Amazon to many of the alternatives, especially in contrast to Apple iBooks. So far I’ve only bought “ephemeral” books – topical stuff – on Kindle and bought “keeper” books used or new in quality acid-free paperbacks or hardcovers. I’ve been purging all my mass market paperbacks, yellowing Penguin Classics (why do they use such crappy paper?), and 1990s public policy books (except for classics like Walter Olson’s of course).
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Oh, there’s no doubt the Kindle presents the best e-reader experience. I just dislike Amazon’s business practices in general.
But I have always wished there were a way to get a cheap bonus e-copy of the books I primarily want to have physical copies of. I just hate the idea of being tied to Amazon to get them. I like to support my local independent bookstores, or Powells.
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