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Kindle – yours to own, or not.

Category : Book Trade News, BookieMonster News

Interesting little article in the Guardian about the Kindle and the many legal questions over ownership when you buy a Kindle (and books for it).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/08/amazon-kindle-licence-orwell

The couple of comments are rather interesting reading also.

My thought? Here’s my book. I bought it, I read it, I lent it to a friend, I put it on my shelf, I read it again, I moved and took it with me, I kept it for years, I donated it to a charity. How are we improving on this experience, again?

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