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good tips Kaila!!
I don't think I deleted anything from Dropbox (usually make a shortcut onto desktop then drag into my Calibre). I wanted to thank you for the FYI. I would never have guessed my tampering on my Dropbox could affect the original owners files. Will be super careful!! Good to know!
Sheila, I thought the same thing. It's so silly that Dropbox makes it so easy for other people to delete files. They really need to change that. It's super easy to check if you've deleted any files. If you log on to the website click the "events" tab then highlight the folder you got the files from (like if you got them from my dropbox, you highlight "Kaila's ePubs"). It will bring up all the recent events in that dropbox. If you deleted any files, it will list it there.
I would like to apologize in advance if I have done that to anyone. I had no idea it was even possible.
I realized that I did this once and I felt absolutely horrible. I think that Dropbox needs to mention that as something when you are offering to share a folder with someone.
It would also be good practice to not make the dropbox folder your only copy of the file.
Can anyone help me with a stupid question??? How do we get these books in epub? If I can get it from my library in epub it expires so I can't share it. Thanks!
Annie wrote: "Can anyone help me with a stupid question??? How do we get these books in epub? If I can get it from my library in epub it expires so I can't share it. Thanks!"I actually don't keep some of the files that people share with me for the same reason library copies expire - copyright laws. Anything that is older and has a free copyright is fine (a lot of books are freely available on Google reader or on Goodreads or at other sites), but anything that is still under copyright is supposed to be purchased. If something is available for free on something like Google or Goodreads, then I download it and keep it. If it is not, though, I try to treat lending like lending, but I know a lot of people see it differently. Most dropboxes, etc., are people sharing epubs that they've either made themselves or bought or gotten from someone else (you can use Calibre to convert any epub into the proper format for your reader).
Did anyone get a new terms of service from Drop Box? From what I read, if you had files that were considered to be protected by copyright, your name would be shared with authorities checking into violations of the copyright. Did I misread it?
Yes, if what I read was correct, I would at least remove anything that would be a copyright infringement!
So are we allowed to share if we delete the file when we are done reading it, sort of like the library?
Just don't be putting your e-books on Dropbox. As of the 15th of July, they have been collecting names and turning people in. Everyone that has a Dropbox account got the email on their new TOS several weeks ago.I agree that if you buy the book, you should be able to loan it to someone just as you would a paperback. I guess the problem arises in that even if you "loan" someone an eBook, you could still read it. If it were a paperback, you'd have to wait till they returned it. That is my take on it.
I didn't get an email, either. Thanks for posting, Sally.
how's that saying go? "If it's too good to be true...:)
LOL! So true! I should know better. I wish they would figure out a way to lend out books one at a time. The lending feature is one of the reasons that I got an ereader (nook). Also, I thought that the ebooks were supposed to be cheaper, but I've found that's not usually the case. I find myself at the used bookstore almost as often as I was before I had my nook. I usually pick up some clearance books, and find new authors that way, then head to Borders to finish out a series. This may sound terrible, but I try to stay away from Barnes and Noble, b/c they have frustrated me sooo many times. I tend to drive to Borders instead.
Nicole R. wrote: "LOL! So true! I should know better. I wish they would figure out a way to lend out books one at a time. The lending feature is one of the reasons that I got an ereader (nook). Also, I thought ..."I suspicioned that most of the ebook sharing wasn't going to be legal (went through the Napster issues in the 90's) so I avoided. There is a way to allow lending legally which is what B&N and your local library have been using. Unfortunately, there are those out there that have figured out how to strip the protection from those as well. I suspect this is one of the reasons (or excuses) as to why ebooks are still so expensive.
How do I delete my Dropbox account?Thanks!
I think that you can keep your eBooks on there just don't have it as a shared folder...
umm, I don't think I would keep the e-books out there myself. They probably have already devised a way to tell if they are DRM broken and if you can't prove you bought them, well what is the alternative? Better to be safe than sorry. Just my 2¢.
Also, it is very easy to find out if there are deleted files and who has done it on the website if you click the "Events" tab. If a particular person continues to delete files people will stop sharing with them and kick them out of their shared folder. It is extremely time consuming to try to rebuild Dropbox content and if people continue to have their files deleted, it wont be long before they stop sharing their files all together. Thanks guys and have fun!