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Originally Posted by boswd
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My question is if you live in the US why even buy a Kindle anymore, nothing adventagous, in fact its more of a ball and chain.  |
You have many good points in the snipped part... and some that also raise other questions. I suspect the legal and ethical issues are interrelated.
Apart from legal issues (which appear debatable), if you borrow an ebook from the library, it's hard for me to see any ethical reason that prevents me from reading it on the device of my choice. The device seems... or should be... irrelevant to the issue. IMHO, of course.
If I borrow an audio book, does anyone care if I listen on a Toshiba or Sony or <you name it> device? For us common 'taters, it's hard to see where using the reading device of choice becomes an ethical issue.
As regards your last point, I suspect there are many like me who prefer a real KB to a virtual KB. And others who prefer touch screens. So what does living in the US have to do with buying anything but Kindle? (babK)