[braver]

I didn't realize there's a crowd obsessed with copyright laws here. As the initiator of the thread, I'd expressly ask them to refrain from thread-hijacking and create their own threads for their favorite debate.

I understand that currently the publishers are not seeing the light and there're logistical issues of proving ownership for the books bought in the 1970s. Tough luck, I say -- we're not discussing it here.

The question at hand is that now, for the first time in human history, when buying paper books and ebooks on Amazon and B&N, you CAN

-- keep a history of ownership
-- be eligible for digital upgrade if the publishers provides a discount

My question to the community is:

Is this something you'd prefer to manually scanning your paper books? Is this something you're willing to DEMAND from publishers and Amazon, as customers with leverage -- spending lots of money on books in ALL formats?

E.g., how about writing an email to Amazon Customer Service? As an ex-Amazonian (who saw an early Kindle shown around in secrecy!), I know first hand that Jeff Bezos takes those contacts very seriously -- and that's why Amazon is the best.

If you want your digital upgrade, WRITE to Amazon. ASK for what you want! That's all I'm suggesting.