Epublishers Weekly: Yes We Have No DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Gli economics del libro di carta. In Italia è anche peggio di così.
The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age – Ars Technica
“While this DRM is intended to protect the media owners’ rights and prevent the illegal distribution of perfect digital copies of their content, it actually has no effect on piracy. Every piece of digital media that is in demand is supplied for free, whether by cracking the DRM, copying an unprotected digital source, or synthesizing a new digital copy from an unprotected analog source. What the DRM does do is frustrate legitimate users and stifle the fledgeling market for digital distribution.”
The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age – Ars Technica
“Take all of your arguments against the inevitability of e-books and substitute the word “horse” for “book” and the word “car” for “e-book.” Here are a few examples to whet your appetite for the (really) inevitable debate in the discussion section at the end of this article.
“Books will never go away.” True! Horses have not gone away either.
“Books have advantages over e-books that will never be overcome.” True! Horses can travel over rough terrain that no car can navigate. Paved roads don’t go everywhere, nor should they.
“Books provide sensory/sentimental/sensual experiences that e-books can’t match.” True! Cars just can’t match the experience of caring for and riding a horse: the smells, the textures, the sensations, the companionship with another living being.
Lather, rinse, repeat. Did you ride a horse to work today? I didn’t. I’m sure plenty of people swore they would never ride in or operate a “horseless carriage”—and they never did! And then they died.”The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age – Ars Technica
“The popular objections to e-books are legion. Perhaps surprisingly, technology enthusiasts (i.e., most of the people reading this) are among the worst offenders. Here are some of the greatest hits…”
Cheaper e-books will kill us, says publisher – MobileRead Forums
Mr Justus è il CEO di una casa editrice tedesca, e in un’intervista sostiene che gli editori dovrebbero tenersi alla larga dall’ebook, sulla base del fatto che i costi di produzione e distribuzione degli ebook sarebbero analoghi a quelli dei libri di carta. I membri del forum si mettono (giustamente) a ridere. Se Mr Justus provasse a pubblicare anche un po’ di ebook, si accorgerebbe che non è affatto così. Peggio per lui.
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