I myself would be willing to pay extra for the ability to (a) lend books to friends and (b) sell my right in an eBook after I've finished with it. This is naturally not the case for eBooks, which cannot be destroyed (especially when considering that the right for an eBook also gives you the right to redownload it if you have erased it). This is why second hand books are cheaper than new ones. When purchasing a physical book, one has a physical copy, which can be subject to wear and tear. I think this might be an issue where there is a huge difference between physical ownership of books and having the digital right to view a digital copy. I still cannot do this with an eBook (B&N have something of this kind with their new eReader application, but only for a single lending period of up to 14 days, and only to other eReader users). If I buy a copy of a book, I'm able to temporarily (or permanently) give up possession of that copy, and give it to a friend (or a buyer). One thing I find the entire eBook market lacking in, is the ability to lend books. This is something all these 'e-book' companies really need to think through. which I might still be likely to want to use 20 years from now. it is even WAY more important to me with a $40 book. and I hope that is eventually the direction stuff like books will move as well (or at least some way of being able to use them on multiple platforms). The solution to iTMS was to end up at unlocked AAC and MP3.
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But, books aren't a 'throw away' item to me, so another thing Apple really needs to consider is how to ensure books I buy are still going to be useable to me after the iPad and OSX have moved on as well.
I LOVE the idea of having all my books with me, and not having to box and move them, and to be able to search, etc. I have books on my bookshelf that I've owned across several computing platforms coming and going. If I'm seriously going to start buying books in the 'e' format, I need to be able to use them on all my devices while I work. Otherwise, it is simply a gimmick for people who pleasure-read paperbacks and ditch them. 🙂įor e-books to really be a viable platform for someone serious about books, that capability would be needed.
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