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that book is hardly part of their core business, and should be regarded as such


Exactly - that's why it felt like such a money grab. They raked it in for a few months, and then just let it go, free, on the web. How would you feel if you'd paid $20 for a PDF that was then let loose for free? $20 for a nice paperback might be ok, but a PDF?

(FYI, I didn't buy it, but it just didn't strike me as the most upstanding way of doing business)




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