November 15, 2000

  • Amazon has finally joined the bandwagon and added eBooks to their site. I’m not a big fan of the format; staring at a screen reading Homer’s Odessy is a bit cumbersome. Plus I have enough reasons to sit and stare at a computer all day, I don’t need one more. But above all, what I don’t understand is why an eBook costs the same as (or in some cases, more than) a print book! Sure I imagine royalty/copyright costs are built into that somewhere, but I must believe that the cost of printing and shipping a book (especially a hardcover) would shave a considerable amount off the cost of an eBook. Well, until I have a compelling reason to buy one, I’ll stick to the free eBooks.