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CRussel · 07-03-2011, 10:17 AM

Stripping the DRM from a library book is a non-issue for me, both technically and ethically (and necessary since I read them on a Kindle.) Keeping the book after I read it? Dark grey area. Mostly I delete them from Calibre, but in looking through my Calibre right now, I see two books that I'm pretty sure I got from the BC Library site. Wasn't intentional, just didn't delete it when I finished them.

With the maximum lending period of 3 weeks, and no renew possible, some books virtually require DRM stripping. For example, I just made it through the wait list for the 4 book bundle of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones series. It's huge! No way I could read it in 3 weeks, even if I didn't have to actually work. And the wait list to get it again is over 60 people last I looked.

07-03-2011, 10:17 AM	#23
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,298 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Stripping the DRM from a library book is a non-issue for me, both technically and ethically (and necessary since I read them on a Kindle.) Keeping the book after I read it? Dark grey area. Mostly I delete them from Calibre, but in looking through my Calibre right now, I see two books that I'm pretty sure I got from the BC Library site. Wasn't intentional, just didn't delete it when I finished them. With the maximum lending period of 3 weeks, and no renew possible, some books virtually require DRM stripping. For example, I just made it through the wait list for the 4 book bundle of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones series. It's huge! No way I could read it in 3 weeks, even if I didn't have to actually work. And the wait list to get it again is over 60 people last I looked.