I havn’t blogges about Amazon.com’s downloadable video service Unbox yet and I wasn’t planning to until I say that they are offering a limited number of Doctor Who episodes (the original 1963-1989 series). I ove the fact that they’re doing this but if you look at the details, the downloads (good for 30 days worth of viewing) are $1.99 each. That’s $1.99 per 25 minute episode of which 4-6 episodes typically formed a complete story. So, at a minimum, you’re looking at $8-12 for a 1:30-2:15 show. That’s a bit high in my opinion.
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Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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