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To e-book or not to e-book?

Submitted by LorieHartt on Thu, 2007-01-11 02:40.

For me there is no question.
When I was asked if I would like to do this blog I didn’t hesitate, until the geek and the number cruncher sides of me went to war. For days I flip flopped. Did I explain some of the technical jargon that would ease the fear of digital media for the uninitiated? Or did I use the opportunity to explore the sometimes heated topic of cost; i.e. Publisher vs author/reader profit/price?
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