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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt
I guess I should sum up my view of the role of ebooks. I think ebooks should mostly be digital accompaniments to physical books. The ebook market should consist of cheap digital copies of books for anyone who is interested in making a quick read of a book but isn't too interested in keeping it for years to come (much like the dime novel industry of old). So what do you think? Chime in.
As a side note, how many of you would be interested in a subscription service for books similar to Napster or Real Rhapsody? You could read all the books you want so long as you keep up your subscription. It would be like a library that you paid to use. Why should this only work for movies (see Netflix and Blockbuster, which are the same idea except with physical copies) and music?
*I find little difference between scanning the book yourself and using other means (why waste my time if someone else has done the work).
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Regarding point one, I cannot say I have a definitive view; it depends on price, availability, format...; I sort of go with whatever works for me when I want to read a book; the only essential point is to have the ability to read whenever and wherever I want, so no (non-convertible) drm for me in e-books
Regarding point two, again it will depend on details (price, what's in, what terms regarding number of books, duration of availability, what format...); until then I could not really say