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

Giulio Prisco giulio at gmail.com
Thu Jul 22 15:49:09 UTC 2010


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.
>
> Yours etc.,
>   Colin D
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:57 AM, John Grigg <possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales...
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/technology/20kindle.html
>>
>> John
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