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Originally Posted by flyinggeek
Sounds to me like the beginning of the Rocketbook store all over again. First they plug support from the content store, then they have no more new releases, suddenly it is only available for registered users who still have content from there and then it slowly dies... Let's hope I'm wrong. I love my reader and would hate it if it would go the way of my Rocketbook (i.e. I can still use it, but general support is all but dead).
Christian
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I believe that I predicted this prior to the release of the Reader, and compared Sony's Connect bookstore to Gemstar's effort. Sony's people don't understand ebooks and ebook reader buyers, and greed clouded their vision. I have no sympathy for them- the history of the Gemstar effort was there for all to learn from.
I for one am extremely tired of the whole mess with "ebooks." The only place I have been buying from online (for years) is ereader, and only when there are deals. In general, ebook pricing is ridiculous, and since I read alot, I think companies like Sony and the book publishers are trying to take advantage of me. Here's an example- I spent almost $70 at Borders last month for Singh's 'Mac OS X Internals'. Would be nice to have it in an e-readable format. Guess what- if I want this in pdf, I shell out another 50 bucks or so.
Yeah, publishers- DRM your products, overcharge me, make limited selections available and expect me to pay twice for the same property in an electronic format, and I will be SURE to fill your coffers with cash from my wallet.....
Even without seeing Amazon's detailed plans for the Kindle- just having dealt with them on $300 worth of .lit files when they played with M$- I can predict failure there too.