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To be fair, Overdrive's problems are software issues, and not inherent to the business model. Aemon Send a noteboard - 21/04/2011 05:23:54 PM
Just because one rental service sucks doesn't mean they all will. There's nothing specific to ebook rentals that requires a poor selection, bad interface, or bizarre form of DRM (DRM is pretty much a given, but much more user friendly options can be developed).
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Amazon to Launch Library Lending for Kindle Books j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 03:18:34 PM 1752 Views
Excellent news! Tigr - 20/04/2011 06:58:09 PM 1069 Views
Paper books will not die for quite some time I'm sure. j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 07:44:39 PM 1151 Views
I guess it depends on what you mean by "death." Aemon - 21/04/2011 05:04:40 PM 1518 Views
Re: I guess it depends on what you mean by "death." j-whitt987 - 21/04/2011 05:40:28 PM 1219 Views
Re: I guess it depends on what you mean by "death." Aemon - 21/04/2011 06:04:16 PM 1679 Views
Of course an online bookshop is going to sell more e-books than physical books. Rebekah - 21/04/2011 06:14:51 PM 1084 Views
That's exactly right. Aemon - 21/04/2011 06:34:28 PM 1515 Views
I'm talking about the "Amazon sold more e-books than physical books in 2010" argument. Rebekah - 21/04/2011 06:39:45 PM 1203 Views
I understand. Aemon - 21/04/2011 07:26:28 PM 1448 Views
Amazon being so successful at controlling the ebook medium makes me uneasy. lord-of-shadow - 20/04/2011 07:13:02 PM 1138 Views
Also: Terrible news. Another nail in the coffin of physical books. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 20/04/2011 07:13:32 PM 645 Views
Not so much. *NM* Rebekah - 20/04/2011 07:39:17 PM 525 Views
A bit too melodramatic? Another blow to the desirable dominance of physical books, then. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 20/04/2011 10:24:20 PM 539 Views
No. I just don't think this spells the end of physical books at all. Rebekah - 21/04/2011 06:11:53 PM 1048 Views
Assuming you're right, that will still wreck the business of physical books. Aemon - 21/04/2011 06:47:45 PM 1493 Views
I take perverse pleasure in watching the decline of physical books. Aemon - 21/04/2011 05:45:59 PM 1546 Views
You are right, of course. But all the rationalizing in the world doesn't make me happy about it. lord-of-shadow - 21/04/2011 05:57:12 PM 1127 Views
Yeah, I hear you. Aemon - 21/04/2011 06:16:24 PM 1485 Views
Re: Amazon being so successful at controlling the ebook medium makes me uneasy. j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 07:41:00 PM 1182 Views
Considering you can print out an ebook, your argument is silly. Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 01:09:18 AM 1064 Views
I'm not sure I understand how this works... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/04/2011 07:30:51 PM 1252 Views
Re: I'm not sure I understand how this works... j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 07:43:19 PM 1134 Views
You download them from the Internet using your library card as an ID. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 01:07:54 AM 671 Views
What Ghavrel said, but... Cockatiel of Doom - 21/04/2011 03:14:07 AM 1311 Views
That's pretty cool then A Deathwatch Guard - 21/04/2011 06:25:03 AM 1084 Views
Yes and no. Aemon - 21/04/2011 05:10:24 PM 1527 Views
Obviously none of you have used Overdrive. It's horrifically bad. Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 01:07:14 AM 1110 Views
Never heard of it. *NM* j-whitt987 - 21/04/2011 01:08:00 AM 560 Views
It's an already existing library ebook service, and it's terrible. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 02:19:25 AM 538 Views
What makes it terrible? *NM* j-whitt987 - 21/04/2011 02:20:12 AM 519 Views
The selection is awful, the interface is awkward, and it requires bizarre DRM installations. Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 02:40:55 AM 1159 Views
I'm not a fan of the interface, either. Cockatiel of Doom - 21/04/2011 03:08:53 AM 1250 Views
I agree. *NM* everynametaken - 21/04/2011 01:35:12 AM 511 Views
To be fair, Overdrive's problems are software issues, and not inherent to the business model. Aemon - 21/04/2011 05:23:54 PM 1398 Views
I definitely agree; I'm just irritated they're sticking with Overdrive. Ebook libraries make sense. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 07:14:38 PM 557 Views
Yeah. Aemon - 21/04/2011 07:31:24 PM 1489 Views
Will a borrowed Kindle book have "fuck" underlined when it appears? Tom - 22/04/2011 01:59:39 AM 1129 Views
Better than it being written on the margins A Deathwatch Guard - 22/04/2011 05:27:12 AM 1059 Views
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