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rireed3 · 07-28-2009, 07:18 AM

Back to the subject,

I would never buy a Kindle, and I don't believe in renting books. I do believe in libraries.

Publishers and booksellers don't need any more of our rights to obtain information through their further distortion of copyright laws.

Most people are information-poor, partly from being actually poor, and poor Americans are numerous and hard-working enough to get a better deal than Big Brother Whispernet.

American publishers and sellers shouldn't be singled out on this. Sony and Waterstones (Britain) have some kind of DRM exclusivity going around the PRS-505.

I'm not sure why Sony witholds their readers from Europe for a year after selling them in the US, but there are so many other devices, and ways of dealing with epub that it doesn't bother me.

Richard

07-28-2009, 07:18 AM	#113
rireed3 Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 358 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: BeBook 1, Cybook Gen3	Back to the subject, I would never buy a Kindle, and I don't believe in renting books. I do believe in libraries. Publishers and booksellers don't need any more of our rights to obtain information through their further distortion of copyright laws. Most people are information-poor, partly from being actually poor, and poor Americans are numerous and hard-working enough to get a better deal than Big Brother Whispernet. American publishers and sellers shouldn't be singled out on this. Sony and Waterstones (Britain) have some kind of DRM exclusivity going around the PRS-505. I'm not sure why Sony witholds their readers from Europe for a year after selling them in the US, but there are so many other devices, and ways of dealing with epub that it doesn't bother me. Richard Last edited by rireed3; 07-28-2009 at 07:27 AM.