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Kind of makes me wish there was a "Tivo" for e-books. Truth is, I really don't care about 'owning' most books. I just want to read them! Oh wait, there is a potential Tivo for e-books - it's called the Public Library. I can just check out books for a time, read them and turn them back in when finished. And it doesn't cost me a dime personally. Sadly, libraries have been slow at bat dealing with e-books for a number of reasons (the same obstacles we deal with here mainly). My hope is that things will change and there are some good signs.
Many years ago in the US there were actually "paid" subscription lending-libraries. I would be glad to 'subscribe' to a similar thing for e-books. I don't want to 'buy' every book I read but would be glad to pay a monthly subscription fee to roam freely and check out several at a time. Maybe a "NetFlix" for ebooks? Just musing, but do really prefer a library-like model instead of single-title ownership.
Hopefully it will evolve in the same way downloadable music did - you can choose between the itunes purchase model or the Napster-like buffet approach.
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