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tjr on Aug 30, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask PG: Do you still own books?

Things like:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230487030457749...

And more generally, moreso from the free software angle:

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/the-danger-of-ebooks.html

Of course, there are suppliers of ebooks besides Amazon, or besides Apple, who do not infringe upon at least most such concerns.

brador on Aug 30, 2013 [–]

Interesting. You can root a nook, root, load your ebooks through android apps, enjoy eink, with some privacy? Also, turn off wifi and load the ebooks through memory card.

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