jay said:
>   No.
>   Amazon will charge money, and then there is
>   mail delivery time of a few days.
>   Except when you buy from another country, then delivery is weeks.
>   Gutenberg is free, and delivery is immediate -- worldwide.
>   Let's see . . . Immediate delivery verses days or a week.
>   Hmm, hard choice.
>   . . . free verses costly. Hmm, another hard choice.
>   Not to flagellate the deceased equine here, but
>   much of the world can't afford Amazon;
>   No matter how precious books are.
>   If you are a seamstress in India, and
>   you make your business work on 50 Rupees a day,
>   you'll never buy a book.
>   But you might go to an internet cafe, rent their computer,
>   and  download several books for free. Especially if they
>   help you with your business.
>   How much is 50 Rupees? Look it up.
>   Gutenberg and Amazon/HP are two completely different services.
>   Apples and Oranges.

wow, jay, you managed to miss the point entirely.  entirely.

go try reading my post again, and see if you get it that time.

-bowerbird