Posted on 04/02/2019 1:48:12 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Microsoft has a DRM-locked ebook store that isn't making enough money, so they're shutting it down and taking away every book that every one of its customers acquired effective July 1.
Customers will receive refunds.
When I was a bookseller, nothing I could do would result in your losing the book that I sold you. If I regretted selling you a book, I didn't get to break into your house and steal it, even if I left you a cash refund for the price you paid.The idea that the books I buy can be relegated to some kind of f---ing software license is the most grotesque and awful thing I can imagine: if the publishing industry deliberately set out to destroy any sense of intrinsic, civilization-supporting value in literary works, they could not have done a better job.
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> I never liked, or bought, e-books. The convenience of being able to read them in low light also made my eyes hurt after a while. <
That’s why I like audiobooks. They’re a bit more expensive than e-books, but easier on the eyes.
But I guess if they can delete an e-book from your library, they can delete an audiobook as well.
Everything that is on the net can be erased by the stroke of one key.
See “1984” unperson.
Until they pass the blazing saddles ban and go door to door with swat teams looking for infringers.
Not that funny these days...
Read the e-book - but if you find it valuable, buy a hardback version.
That's why I have my copy on DVD. Because you just know that some day THIS video will be banned. Offending the snowflakes dontcha know.
Amazon banned one of my books. It took me a few days to discover why. They said some content was freely available on the internet. It turns out the offending content was a few paragraphs from a published patent. The patent was one where I am the inventor. After I explained things to them they un-banned my book.
I back up all my digital books on a plug in hard drive which I then keep in a drawer. Good luck retrieving them.
Need to completely get rid of all DRM.
Brilliant Fahrenheit 451 reference.
Authoritarian-leftists are today’s “Firemen” - same as its always been.
RE: “Everyone will just have to memorize one book and hide in the forest.”
Earthlink ISP did the same with the music you “bought” thru them. Once you quit Earthlink your music would not play anymore.
There are converters to convert a ebook to a pdf file.
I have one that takes Amazon Kindle ebooks to different formats so it is portable. I can view on my phone or computer or tablet and not just a Kindle.
This type of thing is why you don’t want a cashless society, nor internet connected cars.
And if it’s a smart TV They can watch you watching the movie:)
um.. they are getting their money back.. wth.. if you still want the book, go buy it again from Amazon!
people are so stupid sometimes.
This will only resonate with those who watch Asian dramas, but Warner Brothers acquired Asian Fever, which was the oldest and biggest of the 2 legal subscription services for watching K-Dramas and other Asian dramas in the United States (Viki is the other). It had 30 million subscribers worldwide. One day a couple of months ago, without notice, WB simply shut it down. In a press release it claimed it was not making money, which seemed patently false given how popular it was. Some of us suspect it was because they realized Asian programming was a competition threat to American media they didn’t want.
In any event, DramaFever had the exclusive license to a lot of the big hit K-Dramas. Americans’ access to those is gone forever.
“Asian Fever” = Drama Fever
Technical and certification guides I’ve bought the e-reader versions.
My TV is kinda dumb, so that won’t be a problem
What are the chances they would try this on YOUR books..?
Low-tech pulpy cellulose is good.
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