The libraries here in the Seattle area offer a growing list of titles
that are available for download with a time limit on them, in PC, Mac,
and iPod formats. I find the iTouch a bit small for reading a book,
but my laptop is just fine.
I imagine that in the next few years lending libraries around the
world will have similar functions such as Amazon's Kindle. If not
broadcast like a cell phone, at least reachable via Wi Fi hotspots to
load a book into your reader of choice.
On Jul 19, 2009, at 09:19 , P. J. Alling wrote:
I refuse to use proprietary distribution formats because it locks
you into one vendor. Baen Books, a publisher of Science Fiction
offers their books in HTML format, (and a few others as well), but
you can read them in any browser, and they can't reach into your
machine and erase something you've already purchased. Not all of
their catalog is electronic of course, but a fare amount is, and
they supply a number of titles for reading on line or download for
free in their free library. I don't know if it's happened yet but
if it hasn't it's only a matter of time before someone hacks a
kindel to produce unauthorized copies of downloaded books, not
because there's any money in it, but just to do it...
Joseph McAllister
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