Will a borrowed Kindle book have "fuck" underlined when it appears?
Tom Send a noteboard - 22/04/2011 01:59:39 AM
That would be the best way to replicate the feeling of borrowing a real book from a real library.
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Amazon to Launch Library Lending for Kindle Books
- 20/04/2011 03:18:34 PM
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Excellent news!
- 20/04/2011 06:58:09 PM
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Paper books will not die for quite some time I'm sure.
- 20/04/2011 07:44:39 PM
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I guess it depends on what you mean by "death."
- 21/04/2011 05:04:40 PM
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Of course an online bookshop is going to sell more e-books than physical books.
- 21/04/2011 06:14:51 PM
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That's exactly right.
- 21/04/2011 06:34:28 PM
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I'm talking about the "Amazon sold more e-books than physical books in 2010" argument.
- 21/04/2011 06:39:45 PM
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Amazon being so successful at controlling the ebook medium makes me uneasy.
- 20/04/2011 07:13:02 PM
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Also: Terrible news. Another nail in the coffin of physical books. *NM*
- 20/04/2011 07:13:32 PM
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Not so much. *NM*
- 20/04/2011 07:39:17 PM
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A bit too melodramatic? Another blow to the desirable dominance of physical books, then. *NM*
- 20/04/2011 10:24:20 PM
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No. I just don't think this spells the end of physical books at all.
- 21/04/2011 06:11:53 PM
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Assuming you're right, that will still wreck the business of physical books.
- 21/04/2011 06:47:45 PM
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I take perverse pleasure in watching the decline of physical books. 
- 21/04/2011 05:45:59 PM
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- 21/04/2011 05:45:59 PM
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You are right, of course. But all the rationalizing in the world doesn't make me happy about it.
- 21/04/2011 05:57:12 PM
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Re: Amazon being so successful at controlling the ebook medium makes me uneasy.
- 20/04/2011 07:41:00 PM
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I'm not sure I understand how this works...
- 20/04/2011 07:30:51 PM
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Re: I'm not sure I understand how this works...
- 20/04/2011 07:43:19 PM
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You download them from the Internet using your library card as an ID. *NM*
- 21/04/2011 01:07:54 AM
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What Ghavrel said, but...
- 21/04/2011 03:14:07 AM
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Obviously none of you have used Overdrive. It's horrifically bad.
- 21/04/2011 01:07:14 AM
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- 21/04/2011 01:07:14 AM
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Never heard of it. *NM*
- 21/04/2011 01:08:00 AM
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It's an already existing library ebook service, and it's terrible. *NM*
- 21/04/2011 02:19:25 AM
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What makes it terrible? *NM*
- 21/04/2011 02:20:12 AM
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The selection is awful, the interface is awkward, and it requires bizarre DRM installations.
- 21/04/2011 02:40:55 AM
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To be fair, Overdrive's problems are software issues, and not inherent to the business model.
- 21/04/2011 05:23:54 PM
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I definitely agree; I'm just irritated they're sticking with Overdrive. Ebook libraries make sense. *NM*
- 21/04/2011 07:14:38 PM
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Will a borrowed Kindle book have "fuck" underlined when it appears?
- 22/04/2011 01:59:39 AM
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