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How are you renting your ebooks?

• sib 12y ago
  I believe the grandparent is making the point that (s)he does not truly own the ebook, since it is delivered with DRM and subject to the ability of the retailer to delete it.
  • gress 12y ago
    Renting involves making regular payments. This is a false analogy.
    • falcolas 12y ago
      Renting implies paying for the temporary use of something, there's no regular payments involved. If I rent a movie from RedBox, I'm not making regular payments - just a single payment covering the cost of the item. If my use of the Ebook was not dependent on the Amazon (or Apple or B&N) ecosystem, then it might be easier to think of as a purchase with conditions; but if my account goes down, so does my ability to freely read the Ebook.
      • gress 12y ago
        That's fair - I'm convinced.