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Article #624668Re: Xerox 1980s bitsavers
From: Bob Eager
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:35
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:35
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:24:04 +0000, Huge wrote: > On 2018-07-01, Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote: >> I have a similar pile of books, this is the first place I haven't >> erected shelving to hold them all and put them (back) into order - >> epubs are so much handier, I just wish it was easier to buy new books >> in that format. Nearly all of the old ones are freely downloadable, and >> I take the view that if I bought a new copy once (true of pretty much >> my entire collection) then I don't feel at all guilty about downloading >> an epub of it. Same here. > This all may well be true, and when I find an E-reader I like, I'll be > able to find out. Until then, I'll stick to dead trees. I'm reasonably happy with my Kobo Aura. I've never bought a book from Kobo. It integrates pretty well with Calibre, too. -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org
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