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Originally Posted by speedlever
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) |
you are right it's not the device that is in question, Im sure Overdrive would welcome Amazon with open arms, but the question comes into play is the fact that you are actuallly altering copyright protected Intellecual Property that does not belong to you. That's the issue at hand.
I mentioned living in the US because BN doesn't have the best international support as of yet., So if you lived in Italy etc a Sony or a kindle would be a better choice.