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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by vonnieda on Thursday July 13, 2023 @03:11PM (#36714524)
When you "buy" a Kindle book, for instance, you click "Buy It Now" not "Rent It Now". The implication is that you are buying it to own, not renting it. Not a good comparison to renting a car.
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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by marcus_holmes on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:45PM (#36718061)
Also when renting a car, I pay a fraction of its retail cost. Charging me the whole cost as a clearly marked "sale" and then renting the item to me is what's going on here, and it has to stop.
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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by nec4b on Friday July 14, 2023 @11:05AM (#36725015)
Do you buy or rent a subscription? I think it's pretty clear you are buying a license to view Kindle books and not buying the the book itself.
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