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Originally Posted by nowthenmobile
I find all of this rather depressing. This could all be so good. The freedom that the eReaders promise is being destroyed by restrictive license agreements. It's such a shame that they can't simply compete in an open market. Obviously if I don't abide by the agreement then there is no problem - the only losers will be those who want to remain completely honest. For Amazon to sell eBooks at prices just below paperback prices gives the impression that they are electronic equivalents of books. Does the phrase "Unless otherwise specified, Digital Content is licensed, not sold, to you by the Content Provider" mean something different than the notion of buying a paperback but not owning the content?
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Well to be fair the prices are set by the publishers not Amazon. There are many many authors that are pricing their books competitively and are free of DRM. These are the guys to support.
But the publishes have always been against eBooks and set their prices at the same price, and sometimes higher than paper books. Amazon has been the one who has pressured the publishers to drop prices.
What I don't get is if these books are leased, then why don't we get leasing rates. This is the only industry that I've seen where leased product are as expensive or more expensive that the actual product.
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What do you think this means: "solely on the Kindle or a Reading Application"? What is a "Reading Application"? If it means a reading application on a PC then it is surprising that it doesn't say "a Kindle Reading Application". That reading application could be the application on another device.
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Originally Posted by nowthenmobile
I know my original comment about bringing Amazon to its knees was dismissed. But, if it were possible for someone to set up a comprehensive ePUB lending library available through a website, then that would drive the eReader technology. (Maybe they could charge you $1 per month to borrow a book.)
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It will eventually happen, Overdrive has been growing and now with the growth of eBooks more and more libraries are adopting eBooks. My local library did not have any ebooks until this year. The selection is meager, but it will continue to grow. And when it does Amazon will have to start working out a deal with Libraries else it will lose the eBook war.
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Originally Posted by nowthenmobile
I didn't know that the Nook and the Kobo did the 6 device thing. Thanks for that.
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It's not so much Kobo, SONY, nook. It's more Adobe Digital(PDF & ePUB) that does this.
I believe nook is a little different, they have their own DRM (called eReader) that authenticates based on the purchaser's name and Creditcard. So in effect there are no limit on how many devices you install this book on. So if you lend a book out you will also have to give them your name and CC # to enable the book.
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However since the nook ALSO supports Adobe Digital books you can also register your nook to read an Adobe DRM books where the 6 register device limit does apply.