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ProfCrash · 02-23-2012, 04:01 PM

I am all for getting rid of DRM. I think it would be great. I get rid of DRM on every book that I buy and would be happy to skip that step. You can buy non-DRMed books at Amazon. The rights owner, Publishers or authors, can choose to add DRM or not.

Locked in means you can only buy books from that store. There are many stores that sell books for the Kindle. Hence, you are not locked in. You can chose from the same independent book stores as someone with an EPub reader.

So a Kobo user is better off because it can buy from the same independent books stores as a Kindle user and the Sony bookstore. BN and IBooks cannot be read on a Kobo so they are out. Wow, that is sooooooo much more freedom then a Kindle user. Nevermind that the Sony store is awful and I doubt that too many Kobo readers buy from Sony. And Sony reader can buy from Kobo. I am thrilled that they have so much more freedom then a Kindle user. Wow. I am blown away.

A Nook user can buy from Sony and Kobo. So they have the ability to buy bestsellers for the same price from three bookstores. Which can charge the same price as Amazon. Amazing. And then they can buy other books from an independent bookstore the same way a Kindle user can.

I can see why people believe that they are able to romp freely through oh so many bookstores that a Kindle user cannot if they don't want to strip DRM.

I am sorry, but there is little to no difference. There is an illusion of freedom but that does not mean that it is reality. A Kindle user cannot use Sony, BN, and Kobo. They can use all the same independent bookstores. Not a big deal.

02-23-2012, 04:01 PM	#19
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I am all for getting rid of DRM. I think it would be great. I get rid of DRM on every book that I buy and would be happy to skip that step. You can buy non-DRMed books at Amazon. The rights owner, Publishers or authors, can choose to add DRM or not. Locked in means you can only buy books from that store. There are many stores that sell books for the Kindle. Hence, you are not locked in. You can chose from the same independent book stores as someone with an EPub reader. So a Kobo user is better off because it can buy from the same independent books stores as a Kindle user and the Sony bookstore. BN and IBooks cannot be read on a Kobo so they are out. Wow, that is sooooooo much more freedom then a Kindle user. Nevermind that the Sony store is awful and I doubt that too many Kobo readers buy from Sony. And Sony reader can buy from Kobo. I am thrilled that they have so much more freedom then a Kindle user. Wow. I am blown away. A Nook user can buy from Sony and Kobo. So they have the ability to buy bestsellers for the same price from three bookstores. Which can charge the same price as Amazon. Amazing. And then they can buy other books from an independent bookstore the same way a Kindle user can. I can see why people believe that they are able to romp freely through oh so many bookstores that a Kindle user cannot if they don't want to strip DRM. I am sorry, but there is little to no difference. There is an illusion of freedom but that does not mean that it is reality. A Kindle user cannot use Sony, BN, and Kobo. They can use all the same independent bookstores. Not a big deal.