Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy
by nicbou on Thursday July 13, 2023 @03:52AM
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After losing most of my books because I moved abroad, I am not paying for books again.
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was this ebooks?
Yes. One account removed my purchases after changing countries. The other is stuck in the old country, but won't let me purchase most books unless they're available in both countries.
Libgen works instantly, every time.
they really should not be allowed to get away with this.
Im happy I only buy books where I get a DRM free copy
Who's going to "enforce" this? The UN? (HAH)
The only way to force this issue is to "pirate before you buy-it" and save your money. Hard to get screwed by fake purchase buttons if you dont buy, and hit libgen, torrents, and usenet.
of course not the UN, but things that are sold are presumably sold, so... the country you bought it in?
but I agree, do not buy shit you dont own
Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy
by marcus_holmes on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:58PM
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This. I move country a lot, and Amazon/Kindle just wasn't happy with that. Books kept being unavailable despite the fact I'd bought them. Spotify does the same, but at least Spotify doesn't pretend that I've bought the music.