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Re:New e-book pricing scheme a surprising assault on the wallet by bilban on Friday December 16, 2011 @12:59PM (#3361471)
How about if an ebook about Jimi Hendrix contained video and audio content too? Something that went beyond the print version?
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Re:New e-book pricing scheme a surprising assault on the wallet by onemoreact on Monday December 19, 2011 @10:38AM (#3369906)
That's not a book.

PS: Many programming books include a CD with same code etc, but again your not just buying a book at that point.

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Re:New e-book pricing scheme a surprising assault on the wallet by bilban on Wednesday December 21, 2011 @04:51AM (#3376957)
Why constrain the definition of an ebook to something analogous to ink and paper?
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