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Personally I feel switching to the lease option would make it less likely to be successful. I know I prefer to own a book outright if i've paid for it. I imagine this might also become an issue for libraries in terms of competition for the borrowing of ebooks. Libraries certainly don't need to be facing any problems than they already are here in the U.S.
I think it's ridiculous that Amazon limits the number of downloads that a person can have of a book they purchased. It's really the main reason I don't bother purchasing them anymore but pirate them instead. Funny, when I bought and paid for ebooks they weren't mine but stealing them, they're mine for good. Go figure.
Amanda wrote: "Personally I feel switching to the lease option would make it less likely to be successful. I know I prefer to own a book outright if i've paid for it. I imagine this might also become an issue for..."I could not have said that any better!
I agree leasing is a really bad idea. If I can't own the book, I'll borrow it from the library. If I'm really desperate I'll ask the library to borrow it.
Eh, I own all my ebooks regardless of what they may say. You buy your books, you strip the DRM, you save them in multiple formats. They are yours. If you do not upload them onto a pirate site or acquire them that way, you are not breaking any laws.BTW, Grant, I have never had a problem with Amazon limiting my downloads. I have routinely archived and re-accessed my content over and over. There is no limit to the number of times you can download the books you've purchased through Amazon. There is a limit on the simulatenous number of devices that book can be on at any given time. I believe it is six.
MrsJoseph wrote: "I agree leasing is a really bad idea. If I can't own the book, I'll borrow it from the library. If I'm really desperate I'll ask the library to borrow it."I meant to say "buy"
Tina wrote: "Eh, I own all my ebooks regardless of what they may say. You buy your books, you strip the DRM, you save them in multiple formats. They are yours. If you do not upload them onto a pirate site or..."A major issue to me is the library borrowing. Amazon doesn't allow Overdrive to offer Mobi format. Then the Kindle people all get upset - thinking that Overdrive is against Kindle. The reality is that Amazon wants you to BUY not BORROW. :( Libraries are important.
MrsJoseph wrote: A major issue to me is the library borrowing. Amazon doesn't allow Overdrive to offer Mobi format. Then the Kindle people all get upset - thinking that Overdrive is against Kindle. The reality is that Amazon wants you to BUY not BORROW. :( Libraries are important."This.
I would love to read library books on my Kindle. But at the end of the day, Amazon is a book SELLER. Out to make money. They want to sell their device and sell their books. If you go into it with that mindset, I think you save yourself a ton of stress. When I first got the Kindle I was mad that I couldn't borrow. I had this shiny new thingy-thing and I couldn't take advantage of the ebooks available at my library.
At the end of the day, though, I realized that I really wanted my kindle for my owned content anyway. And the ebook offerings at my library sucked anyway. They only tended to have one available e-copy at any time and they were always out anyway. It also forced me to actually, you know, get my ass back into the library to fondle real books again. LOL.
Tina wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: A major issue to me is the library borrowing. Amazon doesn't allow Overdrive to offer Mobi format. Then the Kindle people all get upset - thinking that Overdrive is against Kindle...."LOL! I loved going to the library. But my Kobo allows library lending, only problem is most of the books they have in my genre I've already read. But I think that e-lending gives me the option of forcing my library to come into the 21st centry. :) I already am harassing them about content...
MrsJoseph wrote: "Tina wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: A major issue to me is the library borrowing. Amazon doesn't allow Overdrive to offer Mobi format. Then the Kindle people all get upset - thinking that Overdrive is ag..."Our library lends them through a website and the Wayne County one has ereaders. I think the library sorts out which works best for them and goes with it.
In the article Jane speaks about ebooks and pricing - specifically three items that *should* help ebook prices go down:
- loss of ownership: ebooks (w/DRM) are considered leases vs. purchases.
- comparable media prices - ebooks have to compete with entertainment apps, often within the same space (i.e. your smart phone)
-There are lots of small press publishers that offer DRM free ebooks (these are considered purchases more often) at cheaper pricing than the typical Agency 5.
Personally, I don’t agree with the idea of ebooks being leases vs. purchases. DRM and eBooks is an important subject for me so I’ve been keeping a close eye on it.