i use something called a library where i get to read a book using my tax dollars. i take it most here aren't even aware that your local library carries new releases and you can reserve a copy pre-release to ensure you get it first. many libraries even have a special service when you are guaranteed a copy of a new release for $1.50 to use for up to 4 weeks. i did that for Bob Woodward's latest book - "Price of Politics".
paying for an ebook that cannot be resold, has strict lending restrictions, or lacks any tangible value outside of your digital account seems ridiculous. this is even coming from someone who flies over 35,000 EQM's a year for my job and utilizes the standard 22x14x9 carry-on and a business briefcase. i have always managed to find room for a hardcover book, especially when it's free.
going back to the inability to give your digital copy - this restriction should be illegal. i understand that even with a physical copy of a media (take your operating system for example) you don't actually own the operating system. you own the right to use that particular copy of the software. however you are allowed to sell that right to use it, to someone else. how amazon and the rest of them are able to do this and not receive substantial criticism from consumers is baffling. i guess we are too mesmerized by the device, whether it's a Kindle or an iPad, to truly understand how badly we are getting screwed over.
save your money people, and use your local library. you're already paying for it - why double pay?
