04-20-2011, 01:08 PM | #76 |
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No corporation ever does anything out of the goodness of their hearts, certainly not Sony, Apple or Amazon.
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The same would happen if ADE-based eInk readers were to become suddenly much more successful and displace Amazon, I don't think you would view that as a bad thing! |
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I'm ticked because I thought I made an intelligent decision to buy an epub reader, and now I have a corporation changing the rules so that it may not have been the best decision after all. |
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It will in terms of more patrons using the system. Wait times will increase, prompting libraries to consider additional purchases; but then, that's an age old problem of strained public services vs tax funding.
The good thing is that libraries won't have to split funds over different formats. That move would've been disastrous. |
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That is because you use a Sony. As a Kindle user, I could careless about the numbers. I care that I can read the books that I want, when I want, and how I want. This just became easier for me because of the added library access.
I get why non-Kindle users are not thrilled. Some bought the ereaders they have because they wanted to use the library and that was not an easy option on a Kindle. That camp is annoyed because they may have wanted a Kindle and could not buy one to use at the library. They are annoyed that it took Amazon so long to get into the library game. Then there is the format wars camp. The folks who would love to see Amazon crash and burn because it does not use EPub and hence is evil. Little can be said to dissuade this crowd so it really is not worth the time discussing it. Admitidly, this is a small percentage but they are out there. |
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Now the game changes. I wouldn't be so upset if Amazon hadn't been the originator of making sure that epub readers couldn't read mobi books. Like I said in a previous post, if that hadn't happened, all the current readers would use mobi format. And we wouldn't be re-buying all the library books in, yet again, another format. |
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From the announcement, I look forward to using this feature at some point. It looks like initially it may not make it to my Canadian library, but I can hope that will change. Meanwhile, I already read eBooks from the Library, and will continue to do so. On my Kindle. I just don't get the advantages of using Whispersync, and last location read across my multiple devices. |
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With this new influx of people borrowing books, I do care about the numbers. It can only mean longer wait times at current budget levels. |
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I don't think anyone has much to be worried about just yet. |
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