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Old 03-26-2011, 05:27 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by murraypaul View Post
In all of those situations the content is also available through 'normal' means.
In this example, the content owner will restrict access so that this is the only means of access, that is distinctly different.
Where are you getting the idea that whoever is putting this out will have exclusive access? Not that you are wrong, but I didn't see anything in the article that says this web-based system will be the only possible way to get that content.

And AFAIK, the Google Books project is going to be fully browser-based. To function offline, it uses a cached copy, but not one that you download and store like a typical ebook.
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