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Originally Posted by asjogren
Right now, besides the library, the cheapest way is to:
- buy a used paperback
- pass on to as many friends and family
- sell back
NONE of these is really permitted with DRM'd eBooks. We have almost no rights. And many are complaining.
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So, you're complaining because you can't be a total cheapskate with your ebooks? Sweet.
As calvin points out, I'm sure Amazon and B&N et al will be falling all over themselves competing for
your business.
As to the "no rights," while I concur that some rights are curtailed, ebooks are a very different medium. Expecting that electronic will be exactly like paper is a bit silly, especially since ebooks gives you certain rights and abilities that are simply not available with paper -- e.g. the ability to back up books multiple times and for free; 100% free public domain books; 100% free and instant delivery, to name a few.
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Originally Posted by asjogren
Unless we talk about it - how would the industry know?
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Oh, I dunno. Applying basic mathematics, perhaps?
Let's say your book budget is $15/month. If you're buying, let's say this averages 2 titles per month. If you're renting, that's 15 books. So they need to give you 7.5 times more content, and process 7.5 times more transactions, to generate the exact same revenue from you.
How, exactly, does anyone make a profit from this? And how can anyone profit from this, without utterly gutting revenues from people who are actually willing to pay for the books they read?
Sorry, but I really do not see why anyone, even a truly desperate retailer, would benefit from courting you as a customer.