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28/06/2007, 9:12 andyh4 Joined on 15/06/2005 Frankfurt and Ardèche Posts 852 Re: Free book delivery now illegal in France Tourangelle paperback books might be cheap in France but quality "coffee table" books in French are anything up to double the price compared with UK high street prices for an equivalent English book - which could mean 3 times the price compared with amazon, play or similar discount internet store. My last purchase 90€ - compared with a similar sized book of a similar topic of GBP 24,95 Andy    Report

23/07/2007, 14:25 Bones Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 417 Re: Free book delivery now illegal in France I saw a gadget the other day, a hand-held screen that you can add digital books to. That's where we're heading, and I for one would go for it! No more lamps in the bedroom, no more struggling to keep the page open. Authors could distribute their own work too. Hard copy print will go the same way as vinyl records....    Report

24/07/2007, 11:04 Judith Joined on 01/02/2006 Posts 233 Re: Free book delivery now illegal in France  Bones wrote: I saw a gadget the other day, a hand-held screen that you can add digital books to. That's where we're heading, and I for one would go for it! No more lamps in the bedroom, no more struggling to keep the page open. Authors could distribute their own work too. Hard copy print will go the same way as vinyl records.... Can't remember how long that old chestnut has been around, the book is not dead yet - in spite of every assumption to the contrary since pc's first came on the scene.  [Being a professional librarian for over 30 years, I've seen many of these sort of predictions in the professional press, and it's amazing how many times this one has resurfaced and been shown to be a no-no].  Oh, and, I gather that vinyl is now back in high demand, so Bones, you seem to be wrong on both counts!  Now back to cataloguing the books and papers which never stop coming in ....... so much for their demise! Judith W1 and Aude    Report

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