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jere on Oct 9, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Humble eBook Bundle

>First, books are a special kind of products, they do not obey the same rules as commercial products, they are culture.

Following the logic that books are not "commercial products" and instead culture, then shouldn't they be free?

dagw on Oct 9, 2012 [–]

In Sweden, while books aren't free, they have a much lower sales tax than most products and services.

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