Thread: How long before we see a LIMIT on the number of reads we are "allowed"
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Old 03-13-2011, 09:42 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by wyndslash View Post
i completely agree with the profit growth. it's like they want more and more, as if you could eat money for breakfast, lunch and dinner -_-

well, greed is never-ending.

as for the number of reads of an ebook, it's quite possible. humans have been known to do immensely stupid things. for now, there are enough PD books that interest me to keep me reading for a good while.

still, if they do this, then i'm going back to buying physical books. i'll make space in the house if i have to :| i think it's ridiculous to limit the number of reads of an ebook that you paid for.
What can I add but, I agree. Oh, remember the recent copyright lifespan changes in the US? I can't help but wonder if this is part of the motivation. It's a long term, well beyond my lifetime at least but I suspect beyond the lifetime of all here on MR, but very long term goal to keep content (books, movies, etc.) out of the PD. Weird to see corps. thinking in the long term anymore in this era of the quarterly report anyway.

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Originally Posted by blt50203 View Post
This is something I think could happen. There is a potential benefit if it does -book clubs. Since you can only read it once, then you could pay a set price for a number of books similar to what's done now or even go further by paying monthly like a music service. Im a firm believer in owning what I buy but I see this as merely taking "borrowing" from the library a giant step further.
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Originally Posted by CommonReader View Post
I do consider this as entirely possible. However, it would just motivate more people to get books from the darknet.
Good points about darknet. I would imagine the publishers will use that as just a way to justify further price increases. Basically they will spin it all in any way possible to restrict and increase prices further.

Maybe that was the underlying sub-text in Jobs' now infamous comment "nobody reads anymore". Was he really saying nobody reads anymore because the publishers are completely clueless in knowing their customers and evolving with the rest of the globe.
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