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REB2: I like my e-book reader. E-books are worth less to me than paper books, because I can't transfer/sell ownership of an e-book like I can with a

Posted by ty97 Feb 6 '10, 15:27

paper book.

Bring me parity in ownership and I'll accept parity in pricing.

Until then, any book that I consider overpriced in e-book format goes on my private Amazon wishlist named 'Library' for me to borrow.

Responses:

The book publishing industry apparently wants to be as idiotic as the RIAA was. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 6, 17:04
totally. there are 11 books in my hotel room right now. of those 7 are borrowed from other people. there are five books in my car - amandize Feb 6, 15:37 2
- You can sort of get around this now by authorizing other readers on the same account but it's definitely not as convenient. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 15:49
- My Kindle has a lot of public domain classic from manybooks/gutenberg, as well as free/cheap titles from Amazon, and a few 'regular' price e-books - ty97 Feb 6, 15:45
Also: I doubt I'll ever spend 14.99 on an e-book. I'm hard-pressed to spend 9.99 now, that feels high for most books. - ty97 Feb 6, 15:29 14
- All this stuff should be free! -- nm - A bunch of 20 somethings Tim knows Feb 6, 15:38
- Ah, I wonder if publishers are pushing for higher pricing of e-books because there's no secondary market like there is for paperbacks? -- nm - CovingtonCat Feb 6, 15:33 2
  - That would mean they should be cheaper. Everyone needs to buy a new book from the publisher instead of buying a used one from someone. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 6, 15:44 1
    - no, he means paperback as secondary vs hardcovers. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 15:50
- This might sound like a stupid question, but can you "check out" library books for your kindle? - psilotum Feb 6, 15:32 9
  - talking book library for the blind is converting to digital so eventually yes -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 17:21
  - I check out books on my Sony. nm - Dignan Feb 6, 16:53 2
    - which model do you have, out of curiosity? how do you like it? -- nm - Don Homer Feb 6, 17:13 1
      - The PRS-505. - Dignan Feb 6, 17:20
  - the library model is going to die as it relates to eBooks - stewie Feb 6, 15:45
  - You can't for the Kindle, even though you can for Sony's ereaders and the Nook. -- nm - mara Feb 6, 15:34 3
    - Well, let me rephrase that. If the library purchased ebooks from Amazon, maybe you could check them out from the library. I'm not sure if any library - mara Feb 6, 15:38 2
      - I came across an article recently discussing whether library could loan Kindles or not -- (link) - ty97 Feb 6, 15:43 1
        
        (that's loaning actual Kindles, as opposed to e-books for Kindle) -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 15:43

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