tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post846139534473137837..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Kindle News: What Apple's textbook revolution means + the Lawsuit against Apple and Big5 Publishers is modified. UpdateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-84532995132960610642012-01-22T19:38:09.370-08:002012-01-22T19:38:09.370-08:00Anonymous,
I did read some of those earlier, and...Anonymous,<br /> I did read some of those earlier, and they're greaet articles. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-78469720549328615602012-01-22T19:37:35.539-08:002012-01-22T19:37:35.539-08:00When customers are putting out money to purchase s...When customers are putting out money to purchase something from the company, the company should say, but I suppose it's like advertising it's easily copyable.<br /><br /> I think that Apple's thinking of both the alternate store fronts and selling their hardware, or they wouldn't be jumping all over Samsung and HTC as they are again, once Samsung's latest phone (which I have and really like) outtsold the iPhone 4S in GErmany. <br /><br /> It's about the marbles, all of them. Mine mine mine!<br /><br /> So the big lawsuit last week was in Germany but there are other places they're doing it again and with less justification than before when it comes to look and feel, which is already pretty weak as a case with current models.<br /><br /> Some people (like Steve Wozniak) look at the functioning, how it's done, what else you can do with it yourself, etc., as important factors in what are claimed to be 'copied' ...<br /><br /> As others have said, if a book is written with Microsoft Word and put together with Adobe, do they get an add'l cut for that and also sole distribution rights?<br /><br /> But they're giving away the interactive book authoring tool -- maybe they could sell it in exchange for more freedom of distribution, as an alternate option. But control's the name of the game...<br /><br /> Your points are good, as usual. Sorry I was not at the computer most of yesterday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-61516991178583497832012-01-22T19:14:46.921-08:002012-01-22T19:14:46.921-08:00www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/08/17/why-a...www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/08/17/why-amazon-cant-make-a-kindle-in-the-usa/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-21538196052718250642012-01-21T20:53:14.119-08:002012-01-21T20:53:14.119-08:00A couple of points: there are DRM free books in th...A couple of points: there are DRM free books in the iBookstore, and those can be read with any ePub reader. But I don't know if there is any way to identify when a book is DRM free or not, apart from buying it and trying it.<br /><br />The problem with 'thou shalt not sell thy books except through Apple' is not that you'd use them on something other than an iPad, but that Apple doesn't want alternate storefronts to be set up. That's technically possible, provided there are no DRM restrictions. But this is the United States, land of free enterprise. What right does Apple have to prevent such storefronts from appearing? I don't see a precedent for this. And I don't see much opportunity for independent publishers to get their camel's nose under the Apple tent. More likely, perhaps, is that Apple is going to pursue deals with their education reseller partners, and the content would be bundled. Sure, but anyone can purchase from iBookstore for $14.99 if they want to.<br /><br />I've seen some people compare XCode/App Store to iBooks/iBookstore in saying the 'iBookstore only' sales restriction is not any different. But I can side load purchased content to iBooks, but to side load apps, I have to jailbreak the device. Even to develop apps for private use, you need to purchase a developer's subscription so that you can 'authorize' your device ($99 per year). So yes, you can get XCode write apps for free but they'll only run in the device simulator, and you can't sell them anywhere but iTunes.Tom Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127272649086914117noreply@blogger.com