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   > I use the ebook version to find specific sections|quotes that I   
   > might like to use or review if I don't have the chance to have   
   > the hardcopy with me.  I get review-copies from publishers too   
   > (both in hardcopy and e-book); eventually, I give the   
   > hardcopies away to people who could give me their POV on it   
   > (technically they are not meant for resale) but they are a way   
   > to read something before it is officially released.   
      
   That would be handy in generating promo copy, simply copy/paste.   
      
   > surprised at the stats on the popularity of ebooks; it's not   
   > what most people are being told by "the media".   
      
   Not surprised at all.   
      
   Us oldbies prefer a nice old treebook in hand to while away the winter    
   evenings, or on a beach.   
      
   The kids have pretty much stopped reading anything; Reddit now has several    
   YouTube channels just reading out comments, for those who gotta have it in    
   multimedia form.   
      
   Is it illegal for me to reproduce a book by reading it out loud & recording it?   
      
   Can I sell it, if I emphasize I'm not selling the book, I'm charging for my    
   time?   
      
   >> I keep my phone plugged in when I'm home reading, or doing   
   >> crosswords, sudoku,  etc.   
   > Ah.. Ok.  That cable surely is a critical piece of hardware.   
   > Actual books don't need cables or batteries! ;)   
      
   Oh, I'm aware, I still read my share of treebooks! They're perfect for   
   reading  inbed when I'm not yet overtired (overtired, if I drop off with an   
   ebook, it'll remember which page I was last on)   
      
   >> I've discovered a new way to get discounts on almost   
   >> anything (if over $20 --  I'm not a troublemaker): just   
   >> ask!   
   > At my shop, I provide at least 10% off most books, and I can   
   > often meet the big online place prices.   
      
   Most proprieter shops have a ceretain amount of leeway, & corporate outletsr    
   grant, sometimes, discretionary disxcounts for the cashier to give out    
   (genmerally as promo, or to match a competitor); I don't ask how the cashier    
   files it; whewn I was obviously in my 40s, I had cashiers wink & say, "It's    
   Tuesday, & I just gave you the 15% seniors' discount"; she only told me so I    
   woulddn't be offended. She was a regular one I interaxcted with at Shoppers    
   Drug Mart -- all CSRs & cashiers know me to be polite, respectful(&    
   respectable), & empathetic to their plight(dealing with others, including the    
   occasional "Karens," et al)   
      
   >> I reply, "Are there any cashier-offered discounts, too, please?"   
   > I've never heard of that one. Is that an adhoc discount at the   
   > discretion of the cashier?   
      
   Sometimes, see above; I try it & it oftemn works, especially with the young    
   cute ones whom I flirt with, but not so they'd necessarily realize it (I use   
   my eyes looking into theirs, not words or coarse leering)   
      
   > Yes.. its seems ironic that there are laws that prevent sellers   
   > to price booze to compete against each other, but meanwhile,   
   > the big online places can practically give merch away at a   
   > loss. I can't compete with the big online place when it lists a   
   > book below cost. But sometimes the added shipping cost or delay   
   > in delivery steers people to a REAL book shop.   
      
   Yup, I was curious how those 1c book guys online do it, so I googled & it was    
   explained clearly enough how they actually make millions yearly doing it.   
      
   > WRT booze, can't the seller just declare their stock as a   
   > "loss" and give it away as a form of advertising or as a   
   > promotional expense?   
      
   I suppose some could 'chyeat' & do that, saying a bottle broke, but if a BC   
   LDB guy caught on -- bif time fines & possible loss of liquor sellers license   
   for a long time (even up to life)   
      
   Jackbooted bureaucratic thugs! As in any other police state as they build up    
   momentum & control over a weakening("oh, no, more of this again.  Maybe I'll    
   write a letter if I don't get distracted by Candy Crush) population.   
      
   I'll give it to he Americans --  they may do it wrong a lot, but they do have    
   protocols in place to deal with these things.   
      
   >> Yet we drink so little, it's just growing in number of   
   >> bottles. . . not allowed to sell, &giving it saway has   
   >> limits, too. . . *sigh* Buddy of mine drops by on occasion   
   >> for chess & I let him drink his fill. . .   
   > It's either give it away or throw it away. Can't win.   
      
   Or let it keep aging, open a bottle every now & again & enjoy home-made fruit    
   wine for life, while likewise sharing with friends in person (perfectly legal)   
      
   I don't worry about these things.  I'll give a bottle or 3 to my old boss as   
   a  gift when we see each other next, probably; I'm sure that's allowed, so   
   long as it's not a bulk transfer of untaxed alcohol. (hey, I paid tax on the   
   bottles,  yeast, & plastic buckets to soak the fermentation in, & on the beer   
   I drank to  get the 471ml pop top Grosch bottles we use now)   
      
   There's no tax on fruit in BC -- I know you Ontario-io-io-ans do. . .   
      
   So 6# of fruit is fully paid on tax, at a rate of 0.0%.   
      
   Ditto 1kg sugar.   
      
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