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Do a web search for "Norwegian bookseller begins selling e-books on memory cards"
E-books could be sold on hard-copies, just like a blu-ray etc. That way you can play it on any device. Imagine if your blu-ray only worked on one player for the rest of your life. Though I get it that you can download the e-book on other devices as long as you have a connection.
I think if you buy an e-book they should give you a digital hard-copy. You can use their cloud service for convenience though so long as it exists.
The person who said you don't need over-drive built into the reader may be right. I can see it working with a computer, I do that. The big problem is that as one poster said, the publishers don't like to sell to libraries and that is why we don't see good libraries with custom selection catering to the customers.
I had no idea about Sribd or the other library services. I did a search though and they don't have good selection. The publishers probably don't want to sell books to them.
The music companies are really moving forward with digital licensing models though. I do get it that books are little more individualized products. With music you just hit play and let it go on anything. Books are much more per-item content specific in some ways.
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