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Old 01-08-2004, 11:30 PM
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Default Are e-books full versions or abridged "reader's digest" versions?

Just curious before I start buying them.

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Old 01-08-2004, 11:41 PM
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I would assume that they are full unless labelled otherwise.
 
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Old 01-09-2004, 02:40 PM
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Absolutely - I have checked several books I have as both ebooks and pbooks - they are the same.

If you haven't tried, get some free of charge from www.blackmask.com or (after signing up free of charge) from www.fictionwise,com. I read nearly only ebooks these days.

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Old 01-17-2004, 04:56 AM
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As a follow-up, the ebook versions are often contain MORE than their print version. Sometimes special excerpts, interviews, etc. These are usually indicated in the ebook's description, wherever you're buying from.

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Old 01-27-2004, 07:49 AM
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I've read a bunch and I'm sure that none of them were abridged. There is no real need, especially since many are old enough to be copyright free anyway. File size is not an issue, as even full size novels are in the 1-2mb range. The ones I have read include The Hobbit, the entire Lord Of The Rings trilogy, a few Harry Potters and several others new and old.
 
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Old 03-13-2004, 01:08 AM
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Default full-fledged versions!

I have literally hundreds of ebooks - they are unabridged in every case.
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Old 03-19-2004, 09:59 PM
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I've read a bunch and I'm sure that none of them were abridged. There is no real need, especially since many are old enough to be copyright free anyway. File size is not an issue, as even full size novels are in the 1-2mb range. The ones I have read include The Hobbit, the entire Lord Of The Rings trilogy, a few Harry Potters and several others new and old.
Where did you get the lord of the ring?
 
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Old 03-20-2004, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Monty
I've read a bunch and I'm sure that none of them were abridged. There is no real need, especially since many are old enough to be copyright free anyway. File size is not an issue, as even full size novels are in the 1-2mb range. The ones I have read include The Hobbit, the entire Lord Of The Rings trilogy, a few Harry Potters and several others new and old.
Where did you get the lord of the ring?
There are not any legal versions of Lord of the Rings or HP available. LoTR and The Hobbit used be posted on a PPC site (Sprinklerhead.com), not anymore though.
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