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abbylee ([personal profile] abbylee) wrote in [community profile] ebooks 2011-01-18 05:09 am (UTC)

Yes, I was just having that conversation this afternoon, that I'm glad that DRM makes the library lending feasable, I'm just sad that it goes hand-in-hand with practices that make me unwilling to buy an electronic copy for personal use. It's why I'm unhappy with DRM but don't think that it, itself, is evil. I LOVE being able to choose library books from home and get them onto my ereader in just a few moments; no extra bus trips in -40 weather, no trying to carry the weight, and no late fees!

My library seems to be weighted so that most of their electronic offerings are pdfs and audiobooks, but it seems like it's mostly the older purchases. I definitely prefer epubs; not only is that the format that my ereader displays the best, but too many pdf have headers and footers on each page so that every few paragraphs there's a random break to tell me the author's name and the book title.

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