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judahis · 02-19-2010, 01:49 AM

Although I have been trying to follow ebooks/e-readers for years, the lack of standards in e-books, DRM versus non-DRM, etc., the need to convert from one format to another, etc., have me dizzy, SO, can someone enumerate those sites where I can actually upload a book and have it physically on my device without having to access a website? Is FictionWise now actually owned by Barnes and Noble and therefore not a site where we can own the book but are tied to the website? etc. I philosophically cannot buy into the scheme whereby I am only "renting" the book, although I pay good money for it and the book will disappear if the company "renting" me the book goes under.

02-19-2010, 01:49 AM	#1
judahis Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 68 Join Date: Dec 2005	TO OWN OR NOT TO OWN MY E-BOOK Although I have been trying to follow ebooks/e-readers for years, the lack of standards in e-books, DRM versus non-DRM, etc., the need to convert from one format to another, etc., have me dizzy, SO, can someone enumerate those sites where I can actually upload a book and have it physically on my device without having to access a website? Is FictionWise now actually owned by Barnes and Noble and therefore not a site where we can own the book but are tied to the website? etc. I philosophically cannot buy into the scheme whereby I am only "renting" the book, although I pay good money for it and the book will disappear if the company "renting" me the book goes under.