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Kitabi · 03-14-2011, 02:51 PM

I think books may go the way of the DVD. Before you pounce on me, the operative word here is "may".

The content owning companies have understood that once they sell their content on some media, it is bound to be copied, resold or passed on in some form that results in no profit for them. The solution is to keep content within walls and serve it per use. So, movies, TV shows etc are moving to streaming dominant models. Eventually, all video content may become streaming only.

The big reason the music industry escaped this was because Apple sided with the ownership model and Apple was the key in selling content legally in the face of all that piracy.

IMHO if there is to be a "per use" limitation on books, it would be through subscription models.

03-14-2011, 02:51 PM	#90
Kitabi Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 66 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook	The new trend in content management I think books may go the way of the DVD. Before you pounce on me, the operative word here is "may". The content owning companies have understood that once they sell their content on some media, it is bound to be copied, resold or passed on in some form that results in no profit for them. The solution is to keep content within walls and serve it per use. So, movies, TV shows etc are moving to streaming dominant models. Eventually, all video content may become streaming only. The big reason the music industry escaped this was because Apple sided with the ownership model and Apple was the key in selling content legally in the face of all that piracy. IMHO if there is to be a "per use" limitation on books, it would be through subscription models.