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Originally Posted by DrMoze
Do you know ANY public library that lends e-books without DRM? Please share!!!!!!  (Oh wait, I just read your .sig and now I understand the bias. FYI, some parts of the world still care about copyrights, IP, and all that...)
Funny, I've never heard anyone but the OP complain about the 505 being too heavy. Pocketable? Maybe you want a pda. Bigger screen means bigger size. Regular paperbacks aren't 'pocketable' either (except in cargo pants).  |
I care about copyright and IP and so do most other people who download DRM-free media. It's obvious that authors won't write books if they won't/can't get paid. But it's equally obvious - if you know anything about piracy - that DRM hinders consumers much more than it does pirates, so it's useless except to stop the most casual copying which until now has always been legal with books anyway (by sharing)!
If you try to hold the 505 with one hand for a long time it gets heavy; at least I have to keep switching hands or use both. As for pocketable, it's not uncommon that I find myself waiting somewhere and I'd like to read, but I don't carry around a bag. I guess to a woman with a purse there'd be no problem carrying a large screen but I'd rather have something without needing a bag. The Readius would have been perfect for this purpose but they went bankrupt.