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Hmm. I find it interesting that for the whopping price of €106.99 Springer still doesn't allow me to own the Softcover Book forever.
A screen grab from a page on springer showing the options available for me to get access to a scientific paper. I can buy the chapter for €29.95, which comes with the features that it is available in PDF, I can read it on any device, it's an instant download and that I can own it forever; or I can buy the whole book for €85.59, carrying the features that it is available in EPUB and PDF formats, I can read it on any device, it's an instant download and that I can own it forever; or I can buy the "Softcover Book" for €106.99, with the benefits that it's a compact, light-weight edition, that it's dispatched in 3-5 working days and that there's free shipping worldwide. No mention of how long I can own it for, leading me to assume they're gonna come and take it off me at some point in the future, maybe selling it on to some other poor sucker for €106.99.
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At that price, by the way, it bloody-well better come with free shipping!
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