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If you want to resell it, then forgo the benefit of being able to carry hundred or thousands of books around in a tiny device and buy the dead trees. Large indu

by orofino 15y ago

If you want to resell it, then forgo the benefit of being able to carry hundred or thousands of books around in a tiny device and buy the dead trees. Large industries won't just change overnight, we saw that Apple needed to gain a foothold before they could remove the DRM form their music. These changes need to be evolutionary, publishers need to be persuaded (or forced) to make this change, no one has the leverage for that today. I hate DRM as much as the next guy, but this is a stepping stone, it isn't "attackin" anything. If your issue is with all digital distribution, I'm not sure I can help you. edit: typo

RexRollman 15y ago
In my opinion, if you can't resell an ebook when you no longer want it, then you never really owned it; you licensed it. I don't have a problem with that but normal people rarely seem to understand this before spending their money. (Personally, I don't think ebook companies should even be allowed to use the term "buy" with their books since that is not what you are actually doing; instead of "buy this book" it should say "license this book".)
- hugh3 15y ago
  Normal people don't understand that because normal people don't care. I've never sold a book, most other people don't sell books either. I mean, if it bothers you then don't buy ebooks (I don't, personally, because I like having the physical copies on my walls... I collect 'em in the same way that hunters used to collect animal heads, as trophies... I also don't shelve 'em until I've read 'em). But I really can't see what the big fuss is about re not being able to sell them, and one might almost think that all this anti-DRM stuff is about frustrated pirates rather than folks who want to do legit things.
  - vacri 15y ago
    The heavy readers in my life will look aghast if you mention that they might want to sell or archive some of their groaning bookshelves
- vacri 15y ago
  Does this mean that I've only licensed my dental work?

by orofino 15y ago

RexRollman 15y ago

In my opinion, if you can't resell an ebook when you no longer want it, then you never really owned it; you licensed it. I don't have a problem with that but normal people rarely seem to understand this before spending their money. (Personally, I don't think ebook companies should even be allowed to use the term "buy" with their books since that is not what you are actually doing; instead of "buy this book" it should say "license this book".)

hugh3 15y ago
Normal people don't understand that because normal people don't care. I've never sold a book, most other people don't sell books either. I mean, if it bothers you then don't buy ebooks (I don't, personally, because I like having the physical copies on my walls... I collect 'em in the same way that hunters used to collect animal heads, as trophies... I also don't shelve 'em until I've read 'em). But I really can't see what the big fuss is about re not being able to sell them, and one might almost think that all this anti-DRM stuff is about frustrated pirates rather than folks who want to do legit things.
- vacri 15y ago
  The heavy readers in my life will look aghast if you mention that they might want to sell or archive some of their groaning bookshelves
vacri 15y ago
Does this mean that I've only licensed my dental work?