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I can sell any book I buy. Some books can become collectibles and attain a high value. A private library of a few thousand books can be a very nice heirloom (or donation). These are some of the factors that make me think that books are worth more than eBooks.

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I have a kindle, and I have yet to buy any books for it and wonder if I ever will. To tell you the truth the whole DRM thing is a complete put off for me.

Though I do love reading from the e-reader. I have it loaded up with the classics, but still buy in books in print.

I love the idea of electronic books though. But it should be easy for me to just hand one over to say a partner to read.

Yeah and you can't just pass on your ebooks to a charity shop.

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