Thread: Amazon and DRM changes
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Old 07-12-2025, 02:51 PM   #3080
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Originally Posted by Graham44 View Post
Although I don't agree or disagree with Rhooo's comment I can see what they mean. I read it as not so much a comment on the advice on this site but the fact that when you do a web search for alternatives to Amazon for ebooks you get loads of sites towards the top of the results saying things like you can get ebooks for free, visit your library! and variations on that theme, but because of the nature of the internet the results are very American-centric and don't apply to a lot of countries.

Rhooo was also answering busatcap 5 worded comment go visit a library then, whilst very concise just doesn't work in a lot of countries.

That's just the way I read it anyway
The way I'm reading it:
  • wisdomnknowledge wrote: "I want knowledge for free"
  • bustacap wrote: "go visit a library then"
  • Rhoooo wrote: ... "I'm really not a fan of westerners (usually Americans, at that) offering libraries as this miracle solution for reading"
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    Originally Posted by wisdomnknowledge View Post
    ... The people make it pay-to-play for getting knowledge. It disgusts me how the people value money more than knowledge ... I want knowledge for free ...
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    Originally Posted by bustacap View Post
    go visit a library then
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    Originally Posted by Rhooo View Post
    Not the quoted poster, but I'm really not a fan of westerners (usually Americans, at that) offering libraries as this miracle solution for reading ...

What troubles me here is the position that "knowledge" in the form of books should be free, which in turn suggests authors should do their work for free, then add the dismissal of libraries (where authors do get paid and books are free), which leaves us ... where?

This sounds too much like the justification often used for piracy. But, of course, no one on MobileRead would suggest piracy, right? Because we all value the work of authors and think they deserve to be paid for their work, right?

And while I know there are a lot of haters out there when it comes publishers and booksellers (especially Amazon), and while I'm not a fan of some of what they do (DRM, I am looking at you), I'm going to go out on a limb and say publishers and booksellers also deserve to be compensated for the work they do <ducks and runs for cover>.
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