tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post6842310017331626325..comments2024-03-15T02:52:03.463-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Kindle News 2/9 - Penguin Quits OverDrive & public libraries. UpdateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-35139702690110823622012-02-13T03:20:47.225-08:002012-02-13T03:20:47.225-08:00haiku
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That sums it up!haiku<br /> :-)<br /><br /> That sums it up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-54355556073642365522012-02-12T21:56:47.235-08:002012-02-12T21:56:47.235-08:00Kelly points out that, as a result, Penguin "...Kelly points out that, as a result, Penguin "joins Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette among the Big Six publishers in search of an ebook library lending model."<br /><br />Interpreted: "until lenders agree to return to our out-of-date lending model, including pricing ebooks at the same price as hard-covers ..."haikunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-47490775516087957612012-02-10T18:03:36.479-08:002012-02-10T18:03:36.479-08:00Ander,
Too true...Ander,<br /> Too true...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-78399945720671895022012-02-10T17:00:18.513-08:002012-02-10T17:00:18.513-08:00It looks like the big6 publishers want people to p...It looks like the big6 publishers want people to pirate their books. They do their utmost to discourage those who would buy books, where is the surprise if then there are more downloads than sales? It does not make sense to pay if then you have less rights and waste more time than those who take a pirated copy.<br />THIS is why Amazon works, and Itunes: because it's easy to buy, because the price is right (well, not for the big6 anymore) and because it's easy to use. Take away convenience, and people will go along the easiest path. It's so simple it's stunning the industry (videogames too) doesn't see that.Anderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130029267470629927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-91731985181543589242012-02-10T14:43:02.526-08:002012-02-10T14:43:02.526-08:00elizabeth,
I meant, do they need -their- own? :-)...elizabeth,<br />I meant, do they need -their- own? :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-2146033466286844092012-02-10T14:42:22.658-08:002012-02-10T14:42:22.658-08:00Elizabeth,
Exactly. And, why? Something along ...Elizabeth,<br /> Exactly. And, why? Something along the line of $$$$ being the only focus for them, apparently. It's a panic response to the new e-world, and it's a response that won't be as useful for them as they seem to think. It's shocking to me that they'd want to make library borrowing so difficult once they allow it at all.<br /><br /> Can the family member's Kindle be placed on your account, which would let them read all your books? Or do they need your own and of course you need privacy for your books...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-77141190031820417362012-02-10T14:14:43.693-08:002012-02-10T14:14:43.693-08:00I realized just the other day that a series of Ber...I realized just the other day that a series of Bernard Cornwell books I purchased for reading on my Kindle do not allow lending. Guess who the publisher is? Penguin. Because the person I wanted to loan them to is a family member I can let them read these on my Kindle, but seriously. I paid for the books--if I'd bought paper versions would Penguin try to prevent me from lending them? Why are they having such a hissy fit over ebooks?!elizabethhttp://www.ordinaryisboring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-76364031477034903012012-02-10T12:23:40.703-08:002012-02-10T12:23:40.703-08:00Anonymous, people will always want ALSO access to ...Anonymous, people will always want ALSO access to traditional books, but this move is so hostile to people who read and who sometimes want to use the library, it's stunning to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-17332060020815855702012-02-10T08:54:38.542-08:002012-02-10T08:54:38.542-08:00Wow! If they were trying to push more people to do...Wow! If they were trying to push more people to download pirated copies of their books, they couldn't do anything better.<br /><br />They already screwed readers with the agency model and now want to take away library access. What else are they going to do to alienate customers? and by customers I mean readers, not bookstores.<br /><br />I already read mostly indie books or those offered for $2.99 or less during sales. I was checking out a book here or there that I really wanted to read but for which I thought the price was ridiculous. I guess that won't be happening anymore. Since I really don't want to deal with bit torrents, I just won't be reading Big 6 published books anymore.<br /><br />This is the perfect opportunity for an enterprising person or company to aggregate indie books and books from small independent publishers into a low-cost service for libraries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com