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Old 04-28-2018, 09:54 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by kcladyz View Post
I have Kindle and use overdrive just fine. Most libraries offer more than just epub.
Only in the US. The OP's in Australia.

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I do not think its wrong to strip DRM off an ebook as long as you are not selling the copy or distributing it free to other people. I feel we should be able to read our books on any device we choose after all we paid for it right?
Two comments: First, Darryl made essentially the same point with the important caveat that the book has to be deleted at the expiration date of the loan. You seem to be skating past that point; it's not ok to keep a library book so long as you're not selling it or distributing it for free.

Second, that you paid for a device has nothing whatsoever to do with the desire to read borrowed materials on it, either ethically and legally, your feelings notwithstanding.
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