Asimov's Science Fiction from Kobo

[barryem]

I read an article a week or so ago that the EU has been considering legislation to require that ebook formats and DRM work on all reading devices. I'm not sure how they could make that work but that's what the article said.

Anyway it said that the bill hadn't been taken seriously until B&N shut down in the UK and that significantly increased it's chances of passing.

Again, I'm not sure how they could make that happen or if they could, law or not, but it sure would be a desirable outcome.

Barry

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by ShellShock

I don't own any sort of Kindle so that is not an option for me.

Kindle for Android can get magazines and is supported by the Tools, so if you own an Android device of some sort, that might be an option. I use it for my Analog subscription.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by barryem

I read an article a week or so ago that the EU has been considering legislation to require that ebook formats and DRM work on all reading devices. I'm not sure how they could make that work but that's what the article said.

Anyway it said that the bill hadn't been taken seriously until B&N shut down in the UK and that significantly increased it's chances of passing.

Again, I'm not sure how they could make that happen or if they could, law or not, but it sure would be a desirable outcome.

Barry

Do you have the link to this article?

I would love to see Amazon have to allow ADE and kepub (I forget the name of the kepub renderer) on the Kindle. That would be a hoot. And Amazon would have to give Kobo their code. That would be interesting.

[PeterT]

I found this link: Will Ebooks Ever Circulate Freely in Europe?

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by barryem

Anyway it said that the bill hadn't been taken seriously until B&N shut down in the UK and that significantly increased it's chances of passing.

But ironically the UK has not only left the EU, but insulted both EU and some member states directly. I can't imagine many in EU caring about companies leaving UK. Even some UK companies are leaving/left, or moved HQs to Singapore, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, France or Germany.

It's more likely that from monopoly issues they are concerned about Amazon. I don't know what their penetration is in French and German (Both in a few EU and non-EU European countries, Belgium, Switzerland and France has French & German speakers), never mind other EU languages. Malta and Ireland officially have English and in EU. Amazon doesn't even have websites for them but has over 90% of English language eBooks worldwide.

[Cactus Chef]

I was really excited when I saw the link in the original body for an e-magazine available directly from Kobo, but alas, it's from 2016 and the link just redirects to Kobo.com now.

It's a bit disappointing that the state of periodicals has gotten worse on Kobo in the past ten years, to the point of being nearly nonexistent. And yeah, I can sideload, but I think this topic only further demonstrates that the number of magazine vendors who offer a direct EPUB for download is vanishingly few.

[Dr. Drib]

What about...this?

[ballfresno]

Which is essentially what the post I linked to pointed out but I think the point here is that you have to side-load these instead of getting the issues directly onto the ereader.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by ballfresno

Which is essentially what the post I linked to pointed out but I think the point here is that you have to side-load these instead of getting the issues directly onto the ereader.

And that's a problem why?

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by ballfresno

Which is essentially what the post I linked to pointed out but I think the point here is that you have to side-load these instead of getting the issues directly onto the ereader.

USB is the ONLY method I'm interested in. The ereader/phone/tablet can charge at the same time.

Direct to device locks you into one supplier/seller. Imagine if you could only use one brand of fuel or one specific brand and style of bread? Unless ALL retailers offer direct to Device for ALL devices, It's pointless.

[John F]

Originally Posted by Quoth

USB is the ONLY method I'm interested in. The ereader/phone/tablet can charge at the same time.

Direct to device locks you into one supplier/seller. Imagine if you could only use one brand of fuel or one specific brand and style of bread? Unless ALL retailers offer direct to Device for ALL devices, It's pointless.

Depending on your definition of "direct to device"? Didn't some sellers used to use kindle email addresses to send ebooks to buyers?

[Desertway]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

What about...this?

Why, oh why, doesn't the publisher sell (digital) back issues of this magazine!?

[jmurphy]

Originally Posted by Desertway

Why, oh why, doesn't the publisher sell (digital) back issues of this magazine!?

Because periodical publishers only buy "first serial rights". They only have the right to sell those stories for a limited window of time, essentially.

[Desertway]

Originally Posted by jmurphy

Because periodical publishers only buy "first serial rights". They only have the right to sell those stories for a limited window of time, essentially.

They do sell back issues of the print version though. Maybe they are allowed to sell a certain number of printings.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by Desertway

They do sell back issues of the print version though. Maybe they are allowed to sell a certain number of printings.

Usually that's just unsold from the print run and they don't reprint.