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<blockquote data-quote="likuidice" data-source="post: 2720500" data-attributes="member: 12040"><p>Personally, I've read downloaded pdf copies of books, looked them over, and then bought the hardcover versions if I thought they were worth using, deleted them if not (and after, cos I had the physical copy). Since I started doing this, I've bought 10 books, all hardcover, amounting to over £200 of business. I've also not bought another 20, simply because after the casual read they had nothing useful that I wanted, so they were deleted. Personally, some kind of demo pdf version of a product, with a timed period before it becomes unusable would be perfect. I don't have time to actually go to a shop and browse, working during the hours the store is open, and this is about the only way I can tell if a product is worth my time or not. How hard would it be to just release a copy of the book, accessible for, say, 3 days, before the time expires, to allow customers to look through, and decide whether the product is what they are after? With such high cost for hardcover books (roughly £20 ($30?) a pop) it's galling to have spent that much on something that isnt worth the time or money. Releasing demo versions, just as software houses do, is the way forward. I agree completely that those who simply download with no intention of buying should be punished, but don't punish those who just wish to spend their cash on the products that are good, rather than a hit or miss approach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="likuidice, post: 2720500, member: 12040"] Personally, I've read downloaded pdf copies of books, looked them over, and then bought the hardcover versions if I thought they were worth using, deleted them if not (and after, cos I had the physical copy). Since I started doing this, I've bought 10 books, all hardcover, amounting to over £200 of business. I've also not bought another 20, simply because after the casual read they had nothing useful that I wanted, so they were deleted. Personally, some kind of demo pdf version of a product, with a timed period before it becomes unusable would be perfect. I don't have time to actually go to a shop and browse, working during the hours the store is open, and this is about the only way I can tell if a product is worth my time or not. How hard would it be to just release a copy of the book, accessible for, say, 3 days, before the time expires, to allow customers to look through, and decide whether the product is what they are after? With such high cost for hardcover books (roughly £20 ($30?) a pop) it's galling to have spent that much on something that isnt worth the time or money. Releasing demo versions, just as software houses do, is the way forward. I agree completely that those who simply download with no intention of buying should be punished, but don't punish those who just wish to spend their cash on the products that are good, rather than a hit or miss approach. [/QUOTE]
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