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I don't see used ebooks as a goal terribly worth striving for.
With the end of the gatekeeper power print publishing had there is a huge world of affordable contemporary literature. The cost savings drove the used book business and that isn't anywhere close to being the relevant factor it was. |
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I think there is great interest from CONSUMERS for used books--simply for a lower price. But the only incentive for a publisher to offer "used" books is to do it before someone else does. OF course if they do that, there is nothing stopping others from offering a "used" product and undercutting the prices.
It makes no sense and the only way it will happen is if a law in some country allows for it. Otherwise it's simply a case of sometimes offering a discount because there is no such thing as a used e-book. |
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I am skeptical how many people would actually buy and sell their ebooks.
However, this does look extremely interesting from another angle -- perhaps now we can finally gift our old books to a friend. |
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Trouble is, it really does need to be combined with strong DRM, because otherwise people will just sell their books and keep a copy for themselves anyway.
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When discussing ebook pricing, people always price zero resell value as a reason ebooks should be cheaper than pbooks. Now someone is trying to come up with a solution and everyone hates it?
That said, I'm pretty sure this is just a scheme for raising ebook price (and make money for Sony of course). They should throw the consumers a bone. If I buy one of these DRMed books, I must truly own it. Under no circumstance will it be removed or my access to it denied except by my own stupid fault. |
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"Sony developing new DRM-"
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I never gave a used paper book as a specific occasion gift.
Often I have given a used pbook to someone who requested it. No one has asked me for a used ebook, and if they did I would not jump through hoops to give it to them. My main motivation for buying as opposed to borrowing or getting freebies is to support authors I have been reading for many years or new authors I think are excellent. I don't care about bequeathing my books. I don't care about buying or selling used ebooks. And I find the thought impractical at best. say 5000 people buy a new ebook and 1000 read it and put it on the market in a day. These fast readers with an entrepreneurial bent are likely to be the only ones who recoup some of the cost. The next day another 1000 buy, and another 1000 (give or take) are trying to sell. Not too long before the used books are going for less than the cost of DRM transfer and additional costs such as percentage to authors/publishers. It is a nice thought but do most of us have the drive to be at the forefront of the market and is it worth the effort? Not me I know. And might it not devalue books in general? Would those who consider ownership and reselling rights important feel fulfilled if buying for 2 cents and selling for 1 cent? Could be, I just want to read |
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It seems odd that Sony would get re-involved in ebooks after stopping making ereaders and closing their bookstore.
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It is kind of odd, but I think they'll be more involved in the eBook business like Adobe is involved in it. It's a completely different business.
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As it stands now, they can strip the DRM and sell the book. If they're thieves, they're going to be thieves. Two different issues.
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