04-24-2011, 03:37 AM | #151 | |
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04-24-2011, 09:29 AM | #152 |
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Talked to my library, and they have no plans to spend more money when they are doing just fine with epub.
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04-24-2011, 09:33 AM | #153 |
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04-24-2011, 02:57 PM | #154 | |
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There will be no extra cost on the implementation and exact details of which format will be used has not being showed yet. And the Kindle is a nice and good solution, is the bestselling ereader in USA. The main issue is the stupid DRM among companies. A regular novel reads exactly the same in epub or mobi. |
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04-24-2011, 03:53 PM | #155 |
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Sorry you don't like my post. I'm just telling you what the library said. If it turns out to be free, as in really no cost at all, I am sure they will reconsider.
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04-25-2011, 10:01 AM | #156 | |
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Just as now when you "check-out" a book your library doesn't have to approve whether you are using a nook or a kobo or reading it on your computer. They will just be adding Kindle to that mix. |
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04-25-2011, 10:09 AM | #157 |
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04-25-2011, 10:57 PM | #158 | |
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I believe Mobipocket titles reside on Overdrive's servers, as that arrangement was grandfathered in by Overdrive's licensing of Mobipocket technology when Amazon acquired the latter. However I strongly suspect that Amazon will be fulfilling all of these lending library books on their servers, because only Amazon knows what the device IDs are for any given Amazon account, and I doubt they would want to share access to Amazon user accounts with Overdrive (nor would I want them to). So when you click Download on Overdrive's site, you'll probably get redirected to an Amazon hosted web site to complete the authentication with Amazon and choose the Kindle device you'll be reading the book on. That way you get wireless delivery, as well as all the synching functionality that goes along with books that you've purchased from amazon. So it will be much better than if you had been able to borrow Mobipocket books. |
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04-26-2011, 12:59 AM | #159 |
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To add to all this speculation, I sincerely hope that Amazon adds a "Borrow" (include a waitlisted message if there is a queue) button below the "Buy" button in the Kindle store. This would be optimal. Unfortunately, I don't think they will do that :/
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04-26-2011, 02:40 PM | #160 | |
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08-28-2011, 06:23 PM | #161 |
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This was announced in April and now it's August 28th, is there any word on when this will happen?
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08-28-2011, 06:48 PM | #162 | |
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08-29-2011, 05:01 PM | #163 |
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Rumors have it that it'll be sometime in September. Given that Overdrive was busy revamping things in August, September does sound good.
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08-29-2011, 05:09 PM | #164 |
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The Kindle and Overdrive stuff I've read so far says US only. I hate my country.
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