The thing I like about an ebook is that they are an unlit pure black and white screen just like a book with the advantage that you can change the size of the text. My Sony has a little light you can pull out to light the screen. I just hope it never fails but I have had it for many many years.
I have never tried reading a book on a tablet or any backlit screen but I suspect that would be rather tiring but as I say I don’t actually know.
I am converted to ebooks now and read them on my tablet.
for me,no more tiring than paper books
Back to libraries - as long as I am a member of any library in my state, I can access the full list of library ebooks - can borrow up to 10 at a time and for a time of either 1 week or 3 weeks.
after the time expires it just disappears from the screen. Sometimes I havent finished it and then I just re borrow.
That’s good to know.
Did you know that you can remove the DRM with this free program?
Or if you use Calibre to manage your ebook there is a plugin that does the same job.
BTW if you use Calibre don’t do what my cousin did - DON"T run the ebook provided manager at the same time, they will both access the data file at the same time and corrupt it.
well, no - but since I have never tried not wanted to make illegal copies, that seems a moot point.
There nothing illegal about it. If you buy a book you can give it to whom ever you like, why is that denied just because it is an ebook? It is only illegal if you sell it.
I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong…
But I believe when you ‘buy’ a book for a e-book, you don’t actually own the book, you only buy the right to read it under licence. I believe there was a case some years ago when Microsoft tried to get in the e-book market with their own reader, but it didn’t sell and was withdrawn. Those who bought them found all the books they ‘bought’ were suddenly deleted when the system was taken down, using a clause in the small print in the terms of use.
That’s undoubtedly what they would like you to think but did you agree to those conditions? I think not.
I dare say there was something in the Terms and Conditions you have to agree to when you first turn the thing on and buried in jargon.
It strikes me that you can spend more time buggering about with software and expensive readers than actually reading stuff, when you can just pick up a book and do what you like with it. And once you’ve paid for it, it’s yours to keep…
But while we’re on the subject, I’ve never used a library since I was at school…‘Waterstones’ or ‘WHSmiffs’ provide all the reading matter I need, mainly maps and Peter James novels. Or David Baldacci if I’m feeling like some action…
I am pleased to report that my area library is not only alive and well, it was recently extended due to its popularity and its need for more book space 
That’s a helluva design LongDriver… 
Perhaps the designer should have borrowed more books on architecture…
It had to fit in with the original round-house design, while at the same time fitting within the footprint allowed by highly restrictive city planning laws. As you can see from the original building footprint, there was only a limited space left for an extension.
A bit of a monstrosity though…Couldn’t they have added a second floor?
Not a chance! It was an original Roman City and the big wigs have a very unrealistic sense of grandeur. They restrict everything and everyone, all in the name of history. Even our museum is called The Novium after the Roman name for this city, Noviomagus Reginorum - Wikipedia but in reality, its all a load of old gonads because its mainly fake for those willing and have the time to delve much deeper.
No - once your device is set up, there isnt any more buggering around wit h software and any books you buy are yours to keep .they stay in the device permanantly
Library ebooks don’t of course - just like library paper books.
oh well you did say the DRM was devised to prevent people making illegal copies of books
Regardless, it isnt something I have ever wanted to do, so, no, I’m not removing anything or making copies of anything.
Looks strongly like ‘buggering about’ to me…more about playing with computers and less about reading. It distracts from reason you want to read the book. Unless it’s about computer stuff…
While I do buy new books occasionally (a couple a year) most of mine come from OP shops or book exchanges
Um, Ok, if you say so. Like a forum perhaps?
That was actually one of the web sites I pointed out not me.
well i guess depends on the person - like I said I have not done anything about installing or removing or even noticing those things on my tablet - I have reading app set up and I just buy/borrow a book and start reading .
No more buggering about than with a paper book.
My paper book doesn’t need a battery July…
