Color eink: maybe now they really do it?

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

Amazon has methods for dealing with such things. What you "heard" isn't the truth of the issue. It's called Account Migration, and isn't uncommon for people who relocate.

Back when I did have a Kindle I did lose two or three books when I followed Amazon's instructions to switch from Amazon US to one nearer my country. Once done, I discovered that two of them were not available to me anymore, I was able to redownload the other.

[Apache]

That is why I strip DRM and back up immediately after each purchase.
Apache

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by Apache

That is why I strip DRM and back up immediately after each purchase.
Apache

Indeed. I started doing the same after that learning experience.

[James Bryant]

Me too!

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by abbibi

I'm enjoying the meandering thread!

It really doesn't make financial sense to get into ebooks.

That depends. I've read 128 ebooks this year, and for the 121 of those that weren't free, my average cost was £1.79.

And now that I have a big enough buffer that I can afford to wait for bargains, the average purchase price of the books I've bought this year is £1.49.

But on the whole you're right - there isn't a big market for ebook readers, because only a small percentage of the population reads enough books to make it worth-while.

[James Bryant]

Originally Posted by Uncle Robin

Back when I did have a Kindle I did lose two or three books when I followed Amazon's instructions to switch from Amazon US to one nearer my country. Once done, I discovered that two of them were not available to me anymore, I was able to redownload the other.

My view is that both authors and publishers deserve to profit from their labours - so piracy is wrong. But if I have bought a book I should own the right to read and reread it in perpetuity.

Should it become unavailable in its original form for any reason (other than my selling it) I do not consider I have any obligations to the author or publisher when I seek to replace it.

If Amazon deletes a book of mine (difficult, since I strip DRM immediately on purchase) I consider that I am (morally, if not legally) free to go and look in the Undernet for its replacement.

[Gardenman]

Originally Posted by Apache

That is why I strip DRM and back up immediately after each purchase.
Apache

Me too

[HLS]

Originally Posted by binaryhermit

Citing goodereader as anything but an unreliable site... Just saying.

And for what it's worth, all other things being equal, I'd say eInk has a better chance to come out with color epaper screens that make it into mainstream ereaders than clearink due to being the dominant company in the epaper screen market,

Goodereader just banned me from their site. Get message saying "banned by Goodereader" Maybe it was Disguis behind it. So much for open discussion sharing opinions lol. I think someone flagged my posts as spam when they were not. I found one of my lesser-used logins is still good over there. I usually supported good ereader so it was a little harsh to get banned i think

[Luffy]

Originally Posted by HLS

Goodereader just banned me from their site. Get message saying "banned by Goodereader" Maybe it was Disguis behind it. So much for open discussion sharing opinions lol. I think someone flagged my posts as spam when they were not. I found one of my lesser-used logins is still good over there. I usually supported good ereader so it was a little harsh to get banned i think

The term 'blessing in disguise' springs to mind.

[binaryhermit]

Now we're seeing this from a site I'd deem more reliable than Good(sic)EReader
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...t-color-e-ink/