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heavyB · 11-03-2006, 03:32 PM

I'm going to be honest here: I bought my Sony Reader because of the non-DRM content I have available to me. The Sony Connect store, to me, is a novelty for books that are not yet available in the 'open market'. I'd sooner buy the p-book, read it, then chop it up and scan it in. But now that I have a my Reader, I'll skip the "Read" part until after I chop it and scan it.

I also have no problem downloading a copy of something I already own. I appreciate that someone else went through the trouble to save me the time of scanning it in. I want my library of p-books digital, for a billion reasons. main reason: Because I can. What an amazing thing to have and hold the actual text of a great work. I can format it as I like, I can read it on my laptop, PDA or now, Sony Reader. Hell, I can make a poster of it if I want. [Link to Cory Doctorow's "Down and out in the magic kingdom" as a poster PDF (624k)]

That book is mine. I paid for it. If I were only leasing or renting it, I should not pay near p-book prices. Despite what Sony says, because I can't do with their books as I like, it's a lease, no matter how long term. If I want to borrow a book, I'll go to the library, not sony.

Sony is not the last e-ink/holopaper/retinalHack device I'll buy in my lifetime, I'm quite sure of that. I'll be damned if my books won't be available for that future.

I know there's no shortage of other folks here that are like me, maybe even those who don't own the works they download. That's their business. There's no doubt I've circumvented some law or another by scanning my book or downloading one that I own. I don't care.

iTunes allows the ability to burn a CD and archive your purchased music. Do you really think the kiddies out there aren't ripping and sharing those burns? Of course they are, but why do you think iTunes allows it? Because trusting the consumer returns more dividends than not. I'll buy from iTunes solely for this reason, I will not buy from Sony Connect.

Sony met us half way by allowing the Sony Reader to read text/RTF/PDFs. Sony: meet us the other half and give me fair open access to the content I've purchased and I'll be part of Sony's dream of being the iTunes of the book world, until then, my own personal digital collection grows the hard way and they haven't seen a dime.

11-03-2006, 03:32 PM	#24
heavyB Member Posts: 23 Karma: 47 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony Reader/Treo 600	I'm going to be honest here: I bought my Sony Reader because of the non-DRM content I have available to me. The Sony Connect store, to me, is a novelty for books that are not yet available in the 'open market'. I'd sooner buy the p-book, read it, then chop it up and scan it in. But now that I have a my Reader, I'll skip the "Read" part until after I chop it and scan it. I also have no problem downloading a copy of something I already own. I appreciate that someone else went through the trouble to save me the time of scanning it in. I want my library of p-books digital, for a billion reasons. main reason: Because I can. What an amazing thing to have and hold the actual text of a great work. I can format it as I like, I can read it on my laptop, PDA or now, Sony Reader. Hell, I can make a poster of it if I want. [Link to Cory Doctorow's "Down and out in the magic kingdom" as a poster PDF (624k)] That book is mine. I paid for it. If I were only leasing or renting it, I should not pay near p-book prices. Despite what Sony says, because I can't do with their books as I like, it's a lease, no matter how long term. If I want to borrow a book, I'll go to the library, not sony. Sony is not the last e-ink/holopaper/retinalHack device I'll buy in my lifetime, I'm quite sure of that. I'll be damned if my books won't be available for that future. I know there's no shortage of other folks here that are like me, maybe even those who don't own the works they download. That's their business. There's no doubt I've circumvented some law or another by scanning my book or downloading one that I own. I don't care. iTunes allows the ability to burn a CD and archive your purchased music. Do you really think the kiddies out there aren't ripping and sharing those burns? Of course they are, but why do you think iTunes allows it? Because trusting the consumer returns more dividends than not. I'll buy from iTunes solely for this reason, I will not buy from Sony Connect. Sony met us half way by allowing the Sony Reader to read text/RTF/PDFs. Sony: meet us the other half and give me fair open access to the content I've purchased and I'll be part of Sony's dream of being the iTunes of the book world, until then, my own personal digital collection grows the hard way and they haven't seen a dime.