Comments on: Amazon’s newest Kindle customer http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:09:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: nick http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-832234 nick Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:07:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/23/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/#comment-832234 "My first test was <i>Animal Farm</i> but I’m sure I’ll be back for more later." I guess there is no easy way to sidle into this. It is a good example for copyright issues. Publishers worry about copyright and even about territorial rights (e.g. sale in USA okay, sale in UK not okay). They feel like they need DRM to enforce / ensure the rights are respected. Many people, including me, would like it if they were mistaken. <i>Animal Farm</i> was published in 1945, the author died in 1950. The book is in copyright in USA where it was downloaded to. Is this an issue? I have not been able to find a clear answer. It could be that here the downloader is in the clear (taking a copy but not distributing), or not... The book is in copyright in France where feedbooks is hosted. It seems pretty certain this is an issue? Would it still be if the book were served to Australia (where it is public domain)? How hard is it for 'regular folk' to know what they are allowed to do when even someone in publishing seems unaware or hapy to publicize getting himself into a grey area? If it's too hard to understand will folks just stop caring and violate copyright as a matter of course? What hope for a non DRM digital library? “My first test was Animal Farm but I’m sure I’ll be back for more later.”

I guess there is no easy way to sidle into this. It is a good example for copyright issues.

Publishers worry about copyright and even about territorial rights (e.g. sale in USA okay, sale in UK not okay). They feel like they need DRM to enforce / ensure the rights are respected. Many people, including me, would like it if they were mistaken.

Animal Farm was published in 1945, the author died in 1950.

The book is in copyright in USA where it was downloaded to. Is this an issue? I have not been able to find a clear answer. It could be that here the downloader is in the clear (taking a copy but not distributing), or not…

The book is in copyright in France where feedbooks is hosted. It seems pretty certain this is an issue? Would it still be if the book were served to Australia (where it is public domain)?

How hard is it for ‘regular folk’ to know what they are allowed to do when even someone in publishing seems unaware or hapy to publicize getting himself into a grey area? If it’s too hard to understand will folks just stop caring and violate copyright as a matter of course?

What hope for a non DRM digital library?

]]> By: Eric Franklin http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-832212 Eric Franklin Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:06:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/23/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/#comment-832212 Hey Joe, In response to your question about getting your rss feeds on your Kindle, I posted an article about how to get Google Reader working with your rss feeds on the Kindle here: http://thepugetnews.com/2008/04/29/using-google-reader-on-the-amazon-kindle/ While not elegant, it does work pretty well. Hey Joe,

In response to your question about getting your rss feeds on your Kindle, I posted an article about how to get Google Reader working with your rss feeds on the Kindle here:

http://thepugetnews.com/2008/04/29/using-google-reader-on-the-amazon-kindle/

While not elegant, it does work pretty well.

]]> By: Katharine Leab http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-832168 Katharine Leab Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:10:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/23/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/#comment-832168 My Kindle was a birthday present also. And a lifesaver. I'm in Cologne, Germany, for 3 months (with monthly trips home) and my German isn't good enough to read easily, nor are there bunches of books in English here. So I load up my Kindle. Plenty to read. One type size for day, and a larger one for night. Fits in my purse. Handy on airplanes. I wouldn't have bought it for myself, but bless my husband for a great present. My Kindle was a birthday present also. And a lifesaver. I’m in Cologne, Germany, for 3 months (with monthly trips home) and my German isn’t good enough to read easily, nor are there bunches of books in English here. So I load up my Kindle. Plenty to read. One type size for day, and a larger one for night. Fits in my purse. Handy on airplanes. I wouldn’t have bought it for myself, but bless my husband for a great present.

]]> By: Alan Wallcraft http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-832038 Alan Wallcraft Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:09:56 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/23/amazons-newest-kindle-customer/#comment-832038 Following FeedBook's lead, MobileRead has released a downloadable guide to its growing list of MOBI ebooks. Like the one at FeedBooks, it isn't just for the Kindle but works from any MobiPocket Reader (including FBReader) with web access. Download the MOBI file from http://www.mobileread.com/mobiguide Following FeedBook’s lead, MobileRead has released a downloadable guide to its growing list of MOBI ebooks. Like the one at FeedBooks, it isn’t just for the Kindle but works from any MobiPocket Reader (including FBReader) with web access. Download the MOBI file from http://www.mobileread.com/mobiguide

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