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i want that book (ADL) in print so i dont have to pay 30 something bux for it....
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jcsuperstar wrote:i want that book (ADL) in print so i dont have to pay 30 something bux for it....
You mean to print it out? I downloaded, printed, and spiral bound it (which isn't free of course, but less than $30 I think).

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well i meant to buy like at amazon...
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Hmm, OK, I see Amazon has it at 34, 96 and 151 dollars... :o

I suggest the print-and-bind approach...

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people who do the free books online thing should do it all at like lulu.com that way if you want to buy a hardcopy you can but you can still read the e-book version for free...
some of us just cant read online..... :coffee:
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jcsuperstar wrote: some of us just cant read online..... :coffee:
Buy a printer... :coffee: :reading: :popcorn:

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Hi Mike
mikenz66 wrote:
jcsuperstar wrote:i want that book (ADL) in print so i dont have to pay 30 something bux for it....
You mean to print it out? I downloaded, printed, and spiral bound it (which isn't free of course, but less than $30 I think).

Mike
I paid $AUD50 for the BPS/Pariyatti edition two years ago via Dhamma Books in Australia. Its probably gone down in price since then, due to the vaguaries of the exchange rate, but I didn't think it was too great an impost. I also think its a good idea to support Dhamma booksellers and publishers when possible.
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i thought about printing it out till i saw it was like 270 pages or something on that link..or 170? but long...
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Ben wrote:Hi Mike
mikenz66 wrote:
jcsuperstar wrote:i want that book (ADL) in print so i dont have to pay 30 something bux for it....
You mean to print it out? I downloaded, printed, and spiral bound it (which isn't free of course, but less than $30 I think).

Mike
I paid $AUD50 for the BPS/Pariyatti edition two years ago via Dhamma Books in Australia. Its probably gone down in price since then, due to the vaguaries of the exchange rate, but I didn't think it was too great an impost. I also think its a good idea to support Dhamma booksellers and publishers when possible.
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i own the bodhi book we're off topic talking about abhidhamma in daily life :tongue:
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Well, sure. I'd usually rather pay for a bound copy than print it myself anyway, because it comes out much more convenient, and not much (if any) more expensive.

But as JC says, it's out of print, so you can only buy it second-hand right now at an inflated price, none of which will bo back to the Publisher or Author.

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jcsuperstar wrote:i thought about printing it out till i saw it was like 270 pages or something on that link..or 170? but long...
Yes, about 270, so that's the order of 10-15 dollars to print and bind, which is cheaper than that second-hand copy on Amazon but is not so nice to hold...

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OK, so we're not talking about the same book...
Maybe I'll move this topic over to the lounge as its getting less and less to do with the Abhidhamma.
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Ben wrote:OK, so we're not talking about the same book...
Maybe I'll move this topic over to the lounge as its getting less and less to do with the Abhidhamma.
Maybe move the chat and leave the address for the on-line book in the Abhidhamma section...

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jcsuperstar wrote:people who do the free books online thing should do it all at like lulu.com that way if you want to buy a hardcopy you can but you can still read the e-book version for free...
some of us just cant read online..... :coffee:
I have that problem and the exploration can be found at lulu, I got a print copy to read through as I can read easier hardcopy, I find the computer somewhat challanging when reading a lot of pages one or two maybe upto 5 is ok but more nana
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Print one page. Memorize it. :reading:
Throw it away.
Then print the next page ... :rofl:
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