Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> writes:

> Yeah, but if they'd done that with a paper book, they'd not have come 
> into my home, taken it and left me the money.  That's vaguely what they 
> did, though, with the eBook.  They needed (IMHO) to make it right in a 
> similar fashion rather than taking advantage of the fact that they 
> *could* just "unsell" it electronically.  Just because you can do 
> something, doesn't mean you should.  It created a lot of uncertainty 
> about eBooks.

To be honest, I find the analogy with physical books somewhat
flawed. Electronic media /is/ different, and the notion of rights
differs as well. In the long run, I'm sure people's views will change
about such things, and it won't be perceived as a violation of rights.

I don't like it either, which is why I still prefer a physical copy
(mine or the library's). However, I can see a middle ground where for
certain category of items an ebook reader may be preferred.

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