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Digital books are a scam. I never bought (and will never buy) one. Every hoop is taken to make them like real books whether it makes sense or not, except for t
by linuxhansl 4y ago
Digital books are a scam. I never bought (and will never buy) one.
Every hoop is taken to make them like real books whether it makes sense or not, except for the time when you actually want to lend or give them to someone else. Then it gets complicated, depends on the vendor, or is simply impossible.
I have no need for that.
Imagine 200 years in the future, all license servers are disabled and we cannot read our own (digital) books anymore.
- Turing_Machine 4y agoThere are tons of DRM-free ebooks out there, including some from major publishing houses.
- falcolas 4y agoDigital books are fine. You can get many of them without DRM. DRM sucks. Period. But as of today, it can be removed after purchase, which means its longevity will depend on backup strategies, not licensing servers. Can that change? Sure. But it's not the case today, and we don't see it on the horizon.
- pdonis 4y ago> Digital books are a scam. Not if you like carrying your whole library around with you everywhere. Try doing that with physical books.
- NoPicklez 4y agoDigital books under DRM fit what you're saying, but not all digital books are under DRM.
- sammalloy 4y ago> Digital books are a scam. I never bought (and will never buy) one. It seems like less of a scam and more of a technology constrained by publishers and authors. Lots of people borrow digital books from libraries, for example, without ever buying them.