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Forum: News 10-27-2017, 07:26 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 25,576
Posted By MattW
The only "data" you provide is an article that is...

The only "data" you provide is an article that is so polemic it borders on the ridiculous ("Lies, Damn Lies, and Book People Statistics" is the headline; how's that for unbiased reporting).

I...
Forum: News 10-26-2017, 08:51 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 25,576
Posted By MattW
Fair enough. But in the music industry, sales of...

Fair enough. But in the music industry, sales of physical media are actually declining year by year. So there is no question that the digital market is having a real effect -- and while digital...
Forum: News 10-26-2017, 03:41 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 25,576
Posted By MattW
Maybe I mis-stated my point. Your Overdrive...

Maybe I mis-stated my point. Your Overdrive lending is to buying ebooks what lending from a library is to buying pbooks.

In that sense whether or not you're using Overdrive doesn't change the...
Forum: News 10-26-2017, 03:30 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 25,576
Posted By MattW
Yes, 1-2 a month on average, I'd say. ...

Yes, 1-2 a month on average, I'd say.



That's not really the issue here, though. If ebooks were taking the world by storm, we'd see the difference with the big 5 as well. Most of the book...
Forum: News 10-22-2017, 07:28 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 25,576
Posted By MattW
Well, there is a difference between using a...

Well, there is a difference between using a screen to facebook & play games and using it to read a book.

And high prices have certainly contributed to the decline in ebook sales - to argue...
Forum: General Discussions 03-01-2016, 04:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,319
Posted By MattW
Thanks; and, yeah, HarperCollins, not Random...

Thanks; and, yeah, HarperCollins, not Random House. I just didn't remember correctly, but I contacted the publisher from the book's publisher's website.

Matt
Forum: General Discussions 03-01-2016, 10:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,319
Posted By MattW
Geo-restrictions

Hello everybody,

I don't know if this is against forum rules or not, but oh-so-many years ago in 2007 a fellow Mobileread enthusiast would be nice enough to buy US Sony Reader Store gift...
Forum: News 10-27-2015, 07:39 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 25,854
Posted By MattW
That's your whole problem right there: your...

That's your whole problem right there: your overblown sense of entitlement that just rubs people the wrong way. And your complete inability to even admit that there might be a point to an opinion...
Forum: Workshop 10-21-2015, 08:16 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 25,898
Posted By MattW
That is, of course, true. I apologize for...

That is, of course, true. I apologize for phrasing it the way I did. While the law makes a big difference between registered works and non-registered works in how easy it is to actually protect your...
Forum: Workshop 10-21-2015, 07:53 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 25,898
Posted By MattW
It's not "up in the air" at all and I wouldn't...

It's not "up in the air" at all and I wouldn't use the word "arguably" here - again, the copyright is for the content of the book. Show me the CSS in the pbook version and you'd come close to maybe...
Forum: Workshop 10-21-2015, 04:23 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 25,898
Posted By MattW
I am pretty sure that it would be...

I am pretty sure that it would be programmatically fairly trivial to generate a fingerprint of an original ePub, azw3 file (or whatever) only taking into consideration a books's structure and the...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-30-2015, 04:15 AM
Replies: 293
Views: 29,879
Posted By MattW
There are already 12 pages in this thread and...

There are already 12 pages in this thread and pretty much has been said already. Let me weigh in with my opinion, however, because I think there are a couple of things you ought to know.

You did...
Forum: News 07-08-2014, 02:32 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 16,096
Posted By MattW
How is that a fact? At best, taking your "logic,"...

How is that a fact? At best, taking your "logic," it's your opinion that "[your] opinion is at odds with [my] interpretation of Mr. Boghossian's." (damn pronouns). :)

Matt
Forum: News 07-08-2014, 01:07 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 16,096
Posted By MattW
Forget the discussion at hand and forget Amazon,...

Forget the discussion at hand and forget Amazon, but that statement is so obviously untrue that I need to object to it. Bias is not always evenly dispersed. There aren't always two valid sides to...
Forum: News 07-08-2014, 11:31 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 16,096
Posted By MattW
Of course, that could be the case. Although I see...

Of course, that could be the case. Although I see a difference between MobileRead and other forums/sites/social circles I frequent, hence my observation. I don't know of any conclusive studies other...
Forum: News 07-08-2014, 09:57 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 16,096
Posted By MattW
I wasn't even talking to you or responding to one...

I wasn't even talking to you or responding to one of your posts. How you can infer that "[your] stance was summarily dismissed as brand loyalty" is a beyond me. You seem to have somehow taken away a...
Forum: News 07-02-2014, 11:07 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 16,096
Posted By MattW
Folks here on MobileRead sure are a one-sided...

Folks here on MobileRead sure are a one-sided bunch when it comes to Amazon.

Is Amazon the incarnation of evil? Of course not. Is all criticism of Amazon unjustified? Of course not.

Let's state...
Forum: Sony Reader 11-24-2013, 01:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,054
Posted By MattW
That seems to be exactly what happened to my...

That seems to be exactly what happened to my first PRS-505 back in 2008. Sadly, it never recovered.

Matt
Forum: General Discussions 11-19-2013, 07:59 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 15,449
Posted By MattW
It's mostly a matter of priorities. Granted, for...

It's mostly a matter of priorities. Granted, for some students, the unemployed and others, buying hardcovers (for example) is simply out of the question. But consider this: people easily pay 100$ for...
Forum: General Discussions 11-19-2013, 05:34 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 15,449
Posted By MattW
Price is not a concern of mine (within limits,...

Price is not a concern of mine (within limits, I'm not willing to pay $60 for a fiction book, for example); if it's a book I want, I'll buy it. Fortunately, I can afford that.

I love books and I...
Forum: Sony Reader 09-27-2013, 09:43 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 28,024
Posted By MattW
It may well be that the Kobo Aura HD is as good...

It may well be that the Kobo Aura HD is as good or better as a reading device than the T3. My own limited experience with Kobo has been terrible to the point that someone would have to pay me to use...
Forum: Sony Reader 09-27-2013, 08:04 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 28,024
Posted By MattW
Why the T3 is an excellent reader

I bought the T3 on a whim. And all the bad things that are being said about it are obviously true: it's basically last year's e-reader that costs too much. And if the no-front light thing is a...
Forum: General Discussions 09-10-2013, 08:28 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 26,901
Posted By MattW
Since a lot of airlines are already offering WiFi...

Since a lot of airlines are already offering WiFi connectivity on board (except for take-off and landing), one can only surmise that electronics with no WiFi or cellular connectivity should be quite...
Forum: General Discussions 09-10-2013, 03:46 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 26,901
Posted By MattW
I'm not exactly your business-type-2-times-a-week...

I'm not exactly your business-type-2-times-a-week frequent flyer, but I fly about 7-12 times a year, sometimes more, and I have to ask: is this taken so much more seriously in the US than I remember...
Forum: Sony Reader 09-10-2013, 06:16 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,830
Posted By MattW
Indeed there is. I didn't check back after all...

Indeed there is. I didn't check back after all these years of trying in vain and shedding bitter tears.

Thank you.

Matt
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