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lebleaux · 01-26-2011, 05:34 AM

An interesting discussion. I don't know what is 'right', but I know what I want to do.

When I have read a physical book I put it on the bookshelf. If another member of my family wants to read it they take it off the shelf and do so. I want to do this with electronic books, have a library stored on the family media server and have those that want to read a book load it onto the reader of their choice. I have a Kindle, my daughter has a Nook, I expect my other daughter will soon have a Kobo, we have a laptop or two in the house etc etc. In order to achieve this I have standardized on a neutral content - epub - and create reader specific versions as required - typically via Calibre. It appears that the current intent of DRM is that I can not/should not do this, I should buy individual versions for each reader. This makes no sense and I will not do it. DRM will drive me to the torrent world OR (in my case anyway) hopefully everyone will support epub.

Yes I am aware that I want to do something that could not be done with physical books and have more than one person reading a 'single' book at once - of course I want to do this, thats why I have invested in digital content, so I can do this and other things like it. What I want is for the publishers to come to me - I am a movin' on.

01-26-2011, 05:34 AM	#40
lebleaux Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	An interesting discussion. I don't know what is 'right', but I know what I want to do. When I have read a physical book I put it on the bookshelf. If another member of my family wants to read it they take it off the shelf and do so. I want to do this with electronic books, have a library stored on the family media server and have those that want to read a book load it onto the reader of their choice. I have a Kindle, my daughter has a Nook, I expect my other daughter will soon have a Kobo, we have a laptop or two in the house etc etc. In order to achieve this I have standardized on a neutral content - epub - and create reader specific versions as required - typically via Calibre. It appears that the current intent of DRM is that I can not/should not do this, I should buy individual versions for each reader. This makes no sense and I will not do it. DRM will drive me to the torrent world OR (in my case anyway) hopefully everyone will support epub. Yes I am aware that I want to do something that could not be done with physical books and have more than one person reading a 'single' book at once - of course I want to do this, thats why I have invested in digital content, so I can do this and other things like it. What I want is for the publishers to come to me - I am a movin' on.