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Originally Posted by Timboli
How? DRM prevents that.
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Actually, if you have multiple Kindles attached to the same account, multiple people can be reading the book simultaneously. Happens all the time with my books, as I have multiple family members all using Kindles registered to my account.
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Originally Posted by timboli
How many actually use those things?
I click on an ebook and read it. In some instance I change the font size, but perhaps that is not my fault ... most are fine without doing that.
It's all very well to provide such features, but they are not a benefit if not used, and it is more to do with the device than ebook itself.
I think they should charge more for physical books, because one day our nanny robots will read to us, and won't that be a fabulous benefit.  |
I change the font and lighting multiple times druing the day. My eyes get tired as I go through the day, and I need larger fonts at the end of the day than I do at the beginning. I also like to read in bed, and reading in bed with my glasses on isn't comfortable at all.
Weight and comfort are also a factor for me...it's much more comfortable to hold my Kindle one-handed than it is to hold a paperback or hard cover book.
Then, of course, there's the travel factor. I went away last weekend, and read four books while I was gone. In the old days, I would have had to pack all of those books, plus a few more, just in case I had more time for reading, or decided that I didn't care for one of the books that I brought with me. Now, I just brought my Kindle, all loaded up with books. If I did run out, I could always connect to Amazon and download more.
I am no longer interested in reading paper books at all, so I don't even look at the price of the paper book when deciding whether or not to buy the ebook.
Shari