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Old 11-01-2009, 01:24 AM   #14
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3. Lending feature, even limited to once is a step forward for ebooks (not sure if authors and publishers are going to be on-board with this though; it's their discretion to allow this feature, like text-to-speech). By stripping drm of a book legally bought, I can lend my books to anyone without any silly time restrictions.
That is illegal in the US and can land you in jail and/or a large fine. Your own use and distributing are two totally seperate things.



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7. Wi-Fi, even though there's no browser, customers visiting B&N stores can look through entire books. I can go into a BN store and look thru the books directly.....and if I like them, download from Amazon. Why would I want to browse with my device while I'm in the store?
You might not like that feature, but some of us would love it. Especially those of us who have mobility and dexterty issues.
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