This is basically an ad. They forgot to mention that Amazon doesn't sell books, they only rent you a license. It's gone when they want it to be gone. Bookfinder doesn't have this problem...
I read this story and feel a sense of sadness. Because I think about how Sony is planning on ending physical game sales for the PlayStation.
I have many fond memories of sharing games as a kid with my friends. Of renting them from Blockbuster. But nowadays it with everything digital…that’s all gone..
Amazon does allow authors to make their books DRM-free, with downloads you can copy to any device. There is a partial list of authors here: <a href="https://frequal.com/Perspectives/DrmFreeAuthors.html" rel="nofollow">https://frequal.com/Perspectives/DrmFreeAuthors.html
This is opt-in, so authors self-publishing make the choice when uploading their books.
glimshe · · focus · HN ↗
alfiedotwtf · · focus · HN ↗
By Richard Stallman
<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1981/1981-h/1981-h.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1981/1981-h/1981-h.htm
ViktorRay · · focus · HN ↗
I have many fond memories of sharing games as a kid with my friends. Of renting them from Blockbuster. But nowadays it with everything digital…that’s all gone..
TeaVMFan · · focus · HN ↗
This is opt-in, so authors self-publishing make the choice when uploading their books.
Hackbraten · · focus · HN ↗
I don’t see a download option. There used to be one, but they killed it two years ago or so.
And Amazon can still remove the book from your library anytime they want.
shakna · · focus · HN ↗