i just want a physical paperback copy cause i have trouble staying focused on ebooks, good god. Anybody know a cheaper source??

    • morte [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      i had completely forgotten about this as an option, somehow. But looking at their online catalogue unfortunately i cannot find it :sadness:

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I found an old copy on eBay for about $40, it's not in print anymore and most copies are in libraries so they're hard to find

        • morte [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          ahhh that would explain the price. I'll just have to keep a closer eye out i suppose if i really want a hard copy

    • Parent [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Like one of those three ring binders? That still sucks compared to a real bond book. Do print shops do printing and real binding?

      • D61 [any]
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        3 years ago

        Id imagine that a local university/college that has a print shop might have some idea of how to do this.

  • DoctaaMonstaa [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    If you get a PDF, Barnes and noble will print it into a book. The service is called" Barnes and Noble Press."

    • TheCaconym [any]
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      3 years ago

      i like the old sony prs series

      I've always found the screens on those a bit suboptimal. An alternative for barely more money is to buy one of those ad-supported kindles, jailbreak it and just wipe all traces of amazon and install a better reader. See here.

  • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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    3 years ago

    A lot of amazon sellers use bots to figure out what to sell and how to price it. There's very few of the book available, they price it higher.

    Awhile ago there was a book seller who had a bot that would price it's all books 10% higher than the lowest price on the market.

    There was another bot that would create identical listings of other items on Amazon, but 10% higher, the strat being that they could just buy from the original.

    Well the the first bot created a listing for a book no one else was selling.

    The second bot created a listing 10% higher.

    The first bot saw that listing, and increased it's price by 10%.

    Repeat 200 times and this random book is going for 20 billion dollars

  • thirstywizard [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I had better luck focusing on long ebooks on an old tablet, which are attainable sub 20 on ebay, with some screen tweaks over a monitor. There's also projector type devices like really old wall projectors or even microfilm machines and equipment you might be able to find at a library sale in a big city or at a thrift store (else it won't be worth the cost whatsoever). Could also try audio books or as old as this work is tapes/cassettes. That's some other options, some just struggle with screens in general doesn't matter the format.

    I've found theory and theory auxiliary type books in general can be really pricey, one of those things that make you wonder all right.

    • morte [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Its generally just the screen itself. E-ink is defo just as easy on the eyes as paper but the physicality of the book helps me stay focused a bit more when i cant speed tap pages amd click off the book with one button