Colin_Fraser
PlanetFigure Supporter
I have been skeptical about ebooks since their inception and now I know why. I bought my wife a Sony eReader a couple of Christmas' ago and she has enjoyed it. This spring, Sony bailed on their business, selling their eReader store to Toronto-based Kobo and promising a seamless customer experience. I tried to use their link to move my wife's purchased book library of 250 books to Kobo. Guess what....50 (including a disproportionate number of pricey ones) did not transfer because Kobo does not offer them in their catalogue. So when her eReader dies, so do her rights to the view the books. We have 3 other kobo readers in the house. Guess how many books I will be buying for them going forward? Ereaders are great for free books but if you want a book to be available for a long time, buy paper. Otherwise you are at the mercy of company decisions on staying in a particular business and on maintaining their catalogues. You don't own the book...you are just renting it and the lessor can pull it with no recourse.
Venting complete.
Colin
Venting complete.
Colin