Anybody have a kindle to rent?

[Dennis Kibbe]

On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 23:28 -0700, David Huerta wrote:
> >> .
> >> Does anyone have a kindle or know where I might
> >> find one to rent for a day (or a couple of hours)
> >> to test some ebook formats.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Joseph,
> >
> > You mean the Amazon "Swindle"?
> >
> > "If enough people accept the DRM on ebooks, there will be no incentive
> > in the future for Amazon, or anybody else to offer non-DRM ebooks."
> > http://defectivebydesign.org/blog/1097
> >
> > Imagine a library 100 years in the future where a book might "expire"
> > after one reading or can not be read at all due to the politics of the
> > day. Currently library ebooks are distributed by one company and are
> > DRM'ed even if the origin is in the public domain.
> > http://defectivebydesign.org/blog/1120
> >
> > Dennisk
> 
> This might be a bit OT, but are there any recommendable Linux-friendly
> e-Ink e-Book readers out in the market that would be a suitable
> alternative to the Kindle | Sony eReader?  This would be relevant to
> my interests...
> 

David,

The DRM in these systems is, of course, there to lock you in and lock
out competition. But for anyone who lives in their laptop a PDA/Reader
would be redundant. Gutenberg and LibriVox come to mind as alternatives
as do books on CDs.

Dennis
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