07-21-2010, 12:53 PM | #1 | |
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The Atlantic: What is Google Editions?
http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/a...ditions/60061/
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07-21-2010, 10:02 PM | #2 |
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What I found interesting is that it says Amazon and Google are continuing negotiations, so Amazon's closed proprietary system may change. *I paraphrased that*. And I'm not interested in debating whether Amazon's system is closed or open, since the advent of K4PC, Mac, Android, etc. and so forth. If I can't open it on anything but a Kindle or with a K4 software, it's closed by my definition.
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07-22-2010, 12:38 AM | #3 |
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This could be a game changer. You'd have to be able to download a title to your own computer to interest me, though. I don't have multiple devices to sync over, and I want my own set of electrons that aren't stored on somebody else's server.
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07-22-2010, 05:16 AM | #4 |
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I considered waiting for the Google Editions announcement before buying a Kindle for my wife, thinking it could really shift things away from Amazon if they decided not to play together. In the end, the Kindle still seemed to have a lot going for it as far as our needs are concerned, so I jumped. But I still wonder....
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Plus, what good is to "buy the book" if I go elsewhere with no Wifi or 3G possibility, and thus become unable to read what I bought? |
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07-23-2010, 04:15 PM | #6 | |
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During an interview in May
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6729290.html Quote:
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having the bits isn't always enough
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Also, if the DRM is tied to particular devices/software and that becomes obsolete, discontinued, breaks, etc. then the data is likewise worthless. My point is that while having a local copy of the data is better than not, when DRM is involved, you can lose access to the information in many different ways, some of which can't be protected against. It's a matter of trust between the customer and the provider, regardless of whether you have a copy of the DRM'd data or not. So, while the press has emphasized the "in the cloud" nature of Google Editions, I sincerely hope they wouldn't be short-sighted enough to rule out disconnected devices, and Google has a pretty good track record so far of not losing data and not leaving customers in the lurch. We'll see. I kind of take the attitude I do with loaning money -- assume you'll never see it again! Until DRM gets balanced out between provider and customer, I (unfortunately) buy based on the assumption I'll be able to read the book at least once, but not necessarily much more. --Rob |
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Hey Google. Summer is almost over. Where's my new store?
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