[ale] [OT] rant - decadence in society - DRM

[Geoffrey Myers]

Ron Frazier wrote:
> You're right about that.  They can be read on other devices using Amazon 
> software.  However, they cannot be read on any other ereader, such as my 
> Kobo, or a Sony ereader, etc.  That's what I was trying to say.

But you can read my copy of Atlas Shrugged with any pair of eye glasses 
you own. ;)

> 
> Ron
> 
> On 03/23/2011 11:45 AM, Jerald Sheets wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Ron Frazier wrote:
>>>
>>>  Both the Amazon Kindle and 
>>> the Barnes and Noble Nook use proprietary DRM, which means that books 
>>> you buy there, you can only read on that device.
>>
>>
>> Point of information...
>>
>> Amazon provides Kindle reading software for quite a number of devices. 
>>
>> Kindle books can be read on:
>>
>>
>> iPhone
>> Windows PC
>> Mac
>> BlackBerry
>> iPad
>> Android
>> Windows Phone 7
>>
>>
>> #!/jerald
>> Linux User #183003
>> Ubuntu User #32648
>> Public GPG Key:  http://questy.org/js.asc
>>
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Until later, Geoffrey

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the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
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