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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 no
by 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 agoNormal 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 agoThe 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 agoDoes this mean that I've only licensed my dental work?