IWR Blog says, in
Will Sony Reader launch spark ebook tipping point? , that...
"But it's digital rights management issues that still remain unresolved, and until they do, the ebook industry is unlikely to take off. Consumers will want to be able to move ebooks around, swapping a book from one device to another – which could open up the way for Napster style peer-to-peer 'piracy' to emerge.
There may be some scope for developing DRMs that take into account library loans or time-limited "browsing" of a title, but in general the publishing industry and digital book consumers are at loggerheads. And that isn't going to change soon."
John Sanders at
TheKansasCityChannel says...
"I have to admit I'm a little skeptical about reading books on anything but good, old-fashioned paper, but the reviews of this new product are enough to make me think twice."