After posting I almost went back in and edited my post, but decided this is a whole different thoughts so I'm making a new post for it.
While I love the experience of reading on Kindle, I'm pissed off about the cost of doing so. The books on Kindle "buy and large" (sorry, lousy pun) cost the same as the paper versions:
Case in point:
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Two key takeaways:
1. If you are not yet a Peter F Hamilton fan, become one immediately. Awesome writer. Maybe start with Pandora's Star.
2. I get that e-distribution systems aren't free, and writers and editors and such need to be paid, but don't tell me that the cost of distributing electronically on Amazon is the same as chopping down a tree, pulping it, turning it into paper, printing and binding the book, shipping the book to a warehouse, then shipping that book to me (or to a store) and eventually putting it into my hands. We're getting robbed folks.
And yet, sheep-like, I continue to vote with my wallet in favor of the Kindle Paperwhite because I love the experience. I'm a hypocrite, and it kills me.
Marc