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RE: I've been waiting for this!
RE: I've been waiting for this!
-Davy Fields
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RE: I've been waiting for this!
As it is, when you purchase a Palm Digital Media format book, it's protected with your credit card number. There's nothing to prevent you from giving the book to all your friends as long as you don't mind giving them your CC number too :-) Personally, this is the least "painful" DRM solution I've ever encountered.
RE: I've been waiting for this!
http://library.fictionwise.com/fll/
You don't have to go anywhere to use it. :)
RE: I've been waiting for this!
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RE: I've been waiting for this!
RE: Fictionwise
http://library.fictionwise.com/fll/
You don't have to go anywhere to use it. :)"
Looks like this costs a membership on top of the fee. Plus, it seems only to work with Mobipocket. So far, I prefer PalmReader.
I sure hope PalmSource intends to follow the library model and not charge for this. Free eLibrary is a dream come true!
RE: I've been waiting for this!
RE: I've been waiting for this!
None of the above. This is meant for web sites to provide ebooks to download. As in an Internet Library, rather than a physical Library.
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They actually have a good number of free ebooks available on-line in many different formats. Also, they have a members' club (which has an associated membership fee) that entitles you to discounts on ebooks, etc.
They also announced a new platform called Libwise.com a few months ago, to which a local library can subscribe for a minimal fee (ISTR $30 per month).
Steve
RE: I've been waiting for this!
Plus, contrary to what my library says, I can't find a way to download an ebook to my PDA via NetLibrary. I hope that this isn't the kind of attitude that libraries are going to take regarding a superior service such as PDM.
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RE: I've been waiting for this!
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How will I check a ebook out? Do I need Bluetooth? Will the library have the correct cradle for my device? Or will they just beam it to me accross the counter?
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my guess is that if a bricks and mortar library decided to do this, it would probably be a beaming situation. i don't think it's outlandish to consider the possibility of particularly well-ndowed libraries to install kiosks to distribute ebooks. simply have the user type their device ID, and then have the kiosk beam the book over.
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I agree
Is Palmdigitalmedia.com offline?
Anyone know if it's off line?
RE: Is Palmdigitalmedia.com offline?
We're working on it and should have a fix soon. In the meantime, disable Norton's firewall to get to us.
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Lee
What I am waiting for...
Along with that think of the way middle and high school students could study. Now they cannot mark in their textbooks, but electronically they can highlight and make all the notes they want.
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