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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Hello. Are you aware that one can buy or lease a car? Are you aware you can buy a dwelling or rent a dwelling?
There is no one behavior fits all.
As to books, there are many ways to acquire books so no it is not behavior driven.
Look I can pay X and buy a whatever. I could also pay X and rent the same whatever.
There are no whatever police telling me I must pay X to NOT own a whatever.
I choose whether I want to buy whatever or just pay to use whatever.
Last time I checked there was no law that says you have to go through Company to only use whatever on their terms. (Exception being ISBN and railroad tracks.)
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OK. Since you say I have a choice to buy/rent, then tell me where I can buy the newly released eBook I want, James Rollins "The Demon Crown" and actually own it, as in "do whatever I want with it, read it on any of my devices, store it and have access to it regardless if the selling company goes out of business, regardless if my current electronic device dies and is no longer made, give/sell/trade the book to whomever I want when I'm done with it."
I would appreciate a link where it can be purchased with all the things traditional ownership grants you. If the seller retains control into infinity, you most certainly don't own it. If you say I have a choice, please tell me where/how to exercise that choice for this specific example.