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Re:E-books at local libraries: a fight between publishers an... by johnisgood on Monday September 16, 2019 @07:28PM (#20989568)
> E-books lack the ability to share, sell, and pass it on.

How so? If you have the PDF file, it should be pretty easy to do all of these. Some or all of them may be illegal, but it is not the same as lacking the ability.

If it is DRM-protected, there are still ways around it.

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Re:E-books at local libraries: a fight between publishers an... by boring_twenties on Monday September 16, 2019 @09:41PM (#20990381)
PDF is not a suitable format for ebooks, which is why epub and mobi exist.
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Re:E-books at local libraries: a fight between publishers an... by johnisgood on Monday September 16, 2019 @10:43PM (#20990788)
My experience differs from yours. Most, if not all of my e-books have been PDF. They work fine, and look absolutely great both on my PC, and my e-book reader. Epub and mobi on the other hand are horrible for medical books, for one.

Most importantly, my point is being ignored. I could have used epub instead as an example. It is irrelevant to the point I was making. I am not interested in a war over e-book formats.

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