[pmgibson]

I like to read. A lot.

I have certain authors whose books I buy as soon as they are released. And I keep those books. Many of them will be read again and again. And I want the hardcopy because, if taken care of properly, it will last a long time.

There are others that I like but won't read more than once. If I buy a hardcopy, I can give it away or sell it (half.com, ebay or the like).

I have bought some ebooks because I love having the convenience of always having something to read with me. Since my PDA is my right arm in my daily life, it's always with me.

I don't buy my keeper favorites in ebook format, though, because of the reasons given above.

And it seems that the ones I buy that I don't need anymore after I've read them, just become e-junk, so to speak. Am I correct in assuming that I can't sell them or give them to friends because of DRM?

I'm interested in hearing others take on this issue.

[pmgibson]

I like to read. A lot.

I have certain authors whose books I buy as soon as they are released. And I keep those books. Many of them will be read again and again. And I want the hardcopy because, if taken care of properly, it will last a long time.

There are others that I like but won't read more than once. If I buy a hardcopy, I can give it away or sell it (half.com, ebay or the like).

I have bought some ebooks because I love having the convenience of always having something to read with me. Since my PDA is my right arm in my daily life, it's always with me.

I don't buy my keeper favorites in ebook format, though, because of the reasons given above.

And it seems that the ones I buy that I don't need anymore after I've read them, just become e-junk, so to speak. Am I correct in assuming that I can't sell them or give them to friends because of DRM?

I'm interested in hearing others take on this issue.

[PR.]

They just sit on my virtual bookshelf gathering virtual dust, just like my real books

[dMores]

delete from memory card on my smartphone.
then move it to the "already read" subdirectory on my mac.

simple

[xendula]

I've never sold my books, but I donate whatever books I don't want to hold on to to the public library in my town. Since I hardly ever read in German, my books are good for its tiny foreign language section.

My ebooks just stay in my ebooks folder on my computer after I read them. But that's an interesting question you brought up. Yet another argument for cheaper ebook prices.

[Jorgen]

And it seems that the ones I buy that I don't need anymore after I've read them, just become e-junk, so to speak. Am I correct in assuming that I can't sell them or give them to friends because of DRM?

That is one reason why e-books are too expensive (as xendula said).

Jorgen

[jeisner]

^^ Agreed considering you can never sell, give away or lend your ebooks to anyone (well unless you want to give them your credit card number) then the ebooks should be A LOT cheaper than normal books, but many of them aren't much cheaper at all, infact I have noticed more and more books that are a very similar price <- this is really turning me off buying ebooks to be honest!!!

Example:

Da Vinci Code on amazon is $14.97
Da Vinci Code on ereader is $13.46

Do I buy the ebook so I always have it with me (even though I read most at home) or do I buy the actual book and lend it to my GF when finished and then lend to family or friends or even sell it, with only $1 between them it doesn't seem to me to be worth buying the ebook!

[j95pgt]

I think you should send that to ereader or all the ebook stores out there and see their response considering it doesnt cost them anything to print copies.

[Jorgen]

They know, but prefer to rip the customers for as much as possible while leaning back, moaning about the many illegal copies that allegedly float about. Much like the music industry.

Jorgen

[juni]

I just leave them on the microdrive.

[ctmagnus]

I bought The Da Vinci Code and Cryptonomicon a while back in ebook (unencrypted MS Reader) format from Amazon and while I can't remember the exact prices, iirc they were a fair bit cheaper than the dbook versions. I wouldn't have grabbed them otherwise.