The Concept of eBooks

This is a thought-provoking post about the concept of eBooks. Unfortunately you don’t actually own eBooks, eMovies, etc. What you’re purchasing is a license to have that book or movie file on your device. Not the actual object. This is a problem:

The Concept of eBooks

Link is here: Buy Paper Books! “The idea that the books I buy can be relegated to some kind of fucking software license is the most grotesque and awful thing I can imagine,” Doctorow said.

The Concept of eBooks

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  1. This is why I sideload. I find DRM-free e-books and use Calibre if I need to convert format, save to external hard-drives, and then add it to my Nook. B&N can’t take it away from me.

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