Thread: Amazon's $9.99 eBook Attacked as "Predatory Pricing"
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Old 12-17-2009, 05:31 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by TallMomof2 View Post
I won't even buy the bestsellers at $9.99. I'd rather wait a couple of months and borrow it for free from the library. Most of the new ebooks are coming out in DRMed ePub which makes it a snap to liberate and convert for my Kindle. Sure the library pays some kind of licensing fee but there is no additional cost to me.
Am I reading this right? You borrow ebooks from the library to strip the DRM and keep the book for yourself, free of charge?

That sounds perfectly legal. And most of the reason why retailers are terrified of the digital movement. *sigh*
Last edited by jaxx6166; 12-17-2009 at 05:49 PM. Reason: "perfectly legal" = sarcasm
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