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Scanning and providing access to digital copies of books was the dumb move---without that, they would not have attracted the enmity of publishers. The fastest a
by mcguire 6y ago
Scanning and providing access to digital copies of books was the dumb move---without that, they would not have attracted the enmity of publishers. The fastest and most successful way to avoid the destruction of an organization is always to concede to the wishes of its enemies. Preemptively, if possible.
- mattl 6y agoHave you seen the ebooks they’re lending out? They’re a DRM encumbered pile of JPEGs. The ebooks available at a local library via OverDrive are Kindle ebooks with all the searching and bookmarking enabled.
- CamperBob2 6y agoThe ones I've seen could be downloaded as ordinary .PDFs if you select that option in the menu. I've contributed heavily to IA in the past and would never stick up for traditional publishing in a fight like this one. But turning themselves into a modern-day Pirate Bay was a suicidal tactic on their part. I can only hope they're playing some kind of long game that outsiders can't yet appreciate.
- prvc 6y agoMaybe even jpeg2000 in some cases. Also long render times on computers; impossible to read on e-readers.
- mycall 6y agoIf they were a global organization, they couldn't be shutdown completely. Like Pirate Bay.