|
I just read the whole legal-issues debate, and I don't think there's much I can add. I agree that I think readung habits in the Netherlands have changed because of ebooks. Before, if I wanted to read and English book, I would have to 1. pay twice as much as for the Dutch translation, 2. hope the library has the English version or 3. order it from Play.com.
Personally I hate reading translations, so I would do those things, but I can imagine that people who didn't care all that much about the language, but would just prefer the original, would not wanna go through all the trouble and/or extra costs to get the English version.
Oh, and I think that a lot of people who read ebooks are the people who read a lot, which are usually the "smarter" people, and thus also the ones who are usually better at speaking English.
As for the libraries offering to be able to read 18 books for €20...What is up with that?? Why is there a limit? If I borrow hard copies from the library there is no limit either (apar from the this many at a time), so why is there for ebooks?
If I'm gonna have to pay €1,20 a book to only just read them once, I'd rather just buy them (hello lovely Kobo discount codes).
|