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Originally Posted by Pardoz
They mentioned bundling a reader along with the subscription a couple of times. I rather thought the lack of an "I'm not interested in that since I already have a reader, thanks, but I might have a look if your plan is compatible with the hardware I already own" button was something of an oversight. Well, it's the curse of e-books - we won't see an equivalent of Spotify or Netflix until we get something that will play back on generic hardware.
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Agreed. I hope they go with both options. Say a 12-24 month plan that includes a subsidised ebook reader and in addition make an attempt to get their service on as many alternative readers as possible.
For a subscription service I'd take a whatever DRM was needed for each manufacturer's reader so long as the "to keep" ebooks were DRM free. It is after all in their interest to reach the widest market possible and the more hardware device makers they get on-board the more pressure there will be on the rest to either offer a similar service or make their devices compatible.
I doubt it'll be easy for them to get a decent service off the ground though, but it would be a really good step for the future of ebooks.
