“Dad, can I swipe $99 from your card? I want to buy a book…”
“What book to buy?”
“Dostoevsky’s “Sin and Punishment”. ”
“We have them on the shelf.”
“Isn’t that paper?”
“What happened to paper? I read paper when you were your age.”
“You Also want me to turn page by page like you? That kind of paper book has no sound, no image, only a line by line, and the font size can’t be changed. You still have to read it yourself.”
“Then you Take this DVD and see it. I bought it 15 years ago.”
“dvd? Would you like me to read these old antiques?”
“You can download a copy from the Internet yourself.” < br> “Download a book for free?”
“Yes. The copyright of Dostoevsky’s work has expired, and there must be his work on the Internet.”
“Your time is available online Download the book for free. But the copyrights of all the copyright owners have been permanently transferred to the American Publishing Association 5 years ago.”
”Is it worth noticing to download a book for about $100?”
” The current book can only be viewed on which website you bought it from. It cannot be copied at all, and you will be given a verification code once you pay the money.”
“Okay. This is the one-time password for my bank card , You can only pay $99.”
“Okay. The download is finished.”
“Let me see, son, what are these pictures? There seems to be no such things in the novel…”
” This is an advertisement. If there is no advertisement, the book will cost $699.” At this time, numerous advertisements flashed one by one on the opened webpage, which is really a variety.
“Son, do you have to wait until all these advertisements are broadcast?”
“This book can only be seen with special glasses. You can’t see anything without those glasses, you can only watch advertisements.” < br> “Why?”
“In order to prevent people who haven’t paid to see the book. Otherwise, I bought the book and others didn’t buy it, then he can peek behind me…”
” It’s too much. What if I also wear that kind of glasses?”
“This book can only be read with my glasses. Other people’s glasses can’t be seen at all.”
“Okay. Then put you Put on my glasses and let me read your book.”
“My glasses can’t recognize your retina, you can’t see anything while wearing it. Don’t delay me, I’ll be within 3 hours You have to finish reading it…”
“A book of “Crime and Punishment”, you can read it in 3 hours?”
“If it hadn’t been broadcast every half an hour, I would have finished reading it. ”
“So who is the protagonist of the book, Svidry Galov?”
”I don’t know! I read the abbreviated version. I only know that Raskonikov killed the old lady with a hammer, and then surrendered. If you want to read the entire book, you have to pay again. ”
“It’s crazy! I don’t know what will happen in this world!”