[ExI] NYT: Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales

Mike Dougherty msd001 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 22 22:38:22 UTC 2010


On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Giulio Prisco <giulio at gmail.com> wrote:
> Come on Colin. Young hackers will fix that in no time.
>
> 2010/7/22 Colin D <colin.dodson at gmail.com>:
>> I am saddened by this. Unfortunately, most ebook platforms are heavily
>> DRM-encumbered and tightly controlled by their vendors. No amount of
>> convenience can justify such behavior-if I purchase a piece of hardware, I
>> should get to decide what it does, and proprietary software solutions take
>> that away from me. Even worse, DRM mandates conformity to a single or a few
>> platforms, all of which will be proprietary, and thus beyond the user's
>> control.


Perhaps using a printer and some form of binding the output into a
portable form with either a soft paper or hard backing to protect the
words within...



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