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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 7699214" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Honestly? I <em>could</em> get behind this...<em>IF...</em></p><p></p><p><strong>A)</strong> I could get it in the format I want.</p><p>--A.a) Format being ANY digital format I want: epub, mobi, PDF, RTF, odt, etc...</p><p>--A.b) Whatever format it is, it has ZERO restrictions on what I can do with it: I can delete text, remove art, save it to a backup drive/disk, etc...</p><p></p><p><strong>B)</strong> After I purchase it, it NEVER 'checks back with the mothership': I don't have to be online to read it, open it, etc.</p><p></p><p><strong>C)</strong> When I buy it I can "trade it in" for a different format later on: If I bought epub to read on my tablet, but a year later don't use my tablet (lost it, broke it, sold it, etc), I can go to the company and "change in" my licensed copy for a PDF.</p><p></p><p><strong>D)</strong> The company puts actual <em>effort</em> into utilizing the format the way it can be: if an epub, different styles of text layout, colours, etc...if PDF, layers for easy disabling of background images, artwork, fancy boarders, ability to change text colour, typeface, and adding stuff in like hotlinks for key words, index, ToC, and to extra stuff on the net like audio tracks, video, etc.</p><p></p><p><strong>E)</strong> Guarantee that I will ALWAYS have access to re-download my purchase...even if the company goes mammaries-up. I don't want some other company to come in and buy it, then say "<em>No, no more. But here's our special-updated-fancy version you can buy at a discount!</em>".</p><p></p><p>Likelihood? Somewhere just south of "when hell freezes over". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Ergo...I want a physical book I can do what I want with. I can copy pages, highlight, put sticky notes in, rip of the spine and spiral bind it myself, etc. It's mine. Forever (or as long as it lasts/doesn't get destroyed/lost, etc...kinda like "C" above, but without the changing it in for a new one part). Once I fork over my cash, the company has ZERO say in what I do with it. I want that, but in digital format. That isn't going to happen in my lifetime, I'm sure. Eventually, maybe...the ease of 'cracking' any/all restrictions will get to the point where companies are just wasting money trying to 'protect' (re: restrict) the product.</p><p></p><p>Of course, <em>BOTH</em> would be the optimal choice. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 7699214, member: 45197"] Hiya! Honestly? I [I]could[/I] get behind this...[I]IF...[/I] [B]A)[/B] I could get it in the format I want. --A.a) Format being ANY digital format I want: epub, mobi, PDF, RTF, odt, etc... --A.b) Whatever format it is, it has ZERO restrictions on what I can do with it: I can delete text, remove art, save it to a backup drive/disk, etc... [B]B)[/B] After I purchase it, it NEVER 'checks back with the mothership': I don't have to be online to read it, open it, etc. [B]C)[/B] When I buy it I can "trade it in" for a different format later on: If I bought epub to read on my tablet, but a year later don't use my tablet (lost it, broke it, sold it, etc), I can go to the company and "change in" my licensed copy for a PDF. [B]D)[/B] The company puts actual [I]effort[/I] into utilizing the format the way it can be: if an epub, different styles of text layout, colours, etc...if PDF, layers for easy disabling of background images, artwork, fancy boarders, ability to change text colour, typeface, and adding stuff in like hotlinks for key words, index, ToC, and to extra stuff on the net like audio tracks, video, etc. [B]E)[/B] Guarantee that I will ALWAYS have access to re-download my purchase...even if the company goes mammaries-up. I don't want some other company to come in and buy it, then say "[I]No, no more. But here's our special-updated-fancy version you can buy at a discount![/I]". Likelihood? Somewhere just south of "when hell freezes over". ;) Ergo...I want a physical book I can do what I want with. I can copy pages, highlight, put sticky notes in, rip of the spine and spiral bind it myself, etc. It's mine. Forever (or as long as it lasts/doesn't get destroyed/lost, etc...kinda like "C" above, but without the changing it in for a new one part). Once I fork over my cash, the company has ZERO say in what I do with it. I want that, but in digital format. That isn't going to happen in my lifetime, I'm sure. Eventually, maybe...the ease of 'cracking' any/all restrictions will get to the point where companies are just wasting money trying to 'protect' (re: restrict) the product. Of course, [I]BOTH[/I] would be the optimal choice. :) ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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