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To: GVTucker who wrote (174556)	3/3/2005 8:42:48 PM
From: Meathead	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 176388

Re: Well, a library offers that exact service for free. I wouldn't exactly call it "exact". The Public Library and Barnes and Nobles have very different offerings. The largest public library here in downtown Austin has virtually none of the latest mainstream for-profit financial, health, self-help etc. books that are available at a bookstore. For example, last year I spent $45 at B&N on a book called Cubase Power to help me master that intimidating piece of software. I used it for about 3 weeks and it will now forever sit in my bookcase and collect cobwebs. It was worth the money but it would have been an even better bargain if I could have rented it. kaka Re: I think for the rest, "renting" is just fine. I wonder how many downloaded songs are actually burned to permanent CD's vs. just stored on and played from the computer. So far I have yet to convince anyone I know that renting music is a good idea. I'm a little perplexed by this. Works for me and I see tremendous value in it but others definitely seem turned off by it. It's another fascinating study in psychology and how tradition plays a strong role. These same folks are more than willing however to pay $12.95 a month (yes it's going up) for XM satellite radio... "because there are a lot of stations and it's commercial free." Although you can tune to any genre you want, you still have to listen to "their" playlist. Why wouldn't you pay virtually the same amount to be able to construct your own "custom" playlist? MEATHEAD