If you own a book can you get the ebook
Print we are legally allowed to strip DRM in order to play an MP3 file on whichever (and how many of yours) device(es) you like. We are legally allowed to strip the region coding of a DVD/ Blu- Ray in order to plaback on a device chosen. We are legally allowed to make a backup in whichever format of choice so long it is for private use. Hence, as I interpret this, if you own a (paper)book you are allowed (at least in Norway) to back it up in whichever way you choose, so long as you do not share it with the world. Also, we are allowed to lend out and/or copy all of the above from friends and family without breaking the law. Public sharing of copyrighted material is still completely illegal though (as, of course, it should be).
Amazon unveiled Kindle Matchbook today, a new service that offers affordable e Book versions of some of the physical books you've already purchased from Amazon. If the books qualify, you can get the Kindle versions for between [text_sites_2-6_
].99 and .99, and future books you buy that qualify will get you the same deal. If the service sounds familiar, it's a bit like Amazon's Auto Rip service, which matches you up with digital copies of the music you've already purchased (and any physical CDs or records you buy in the future). Amazon launched its new Auto Rip service today. The service works with the Amazon MP3 store to give Read more Read more Matchbook is available now, and you can click here to see if any of your past book purchases qualify for cheap ebook copies. If they do, you can purchase them right there and have them sent to your Kindle (or your desktop, smartphone, or tablet with Amazon's Kindle app installed) and read them right away. Hit the link below to read more, and to check if your previous purchases qualify. Kindle Matchbook | Amazon via Gizmodo In this modern age of tablets and e-readers, it's always a little bit tough to decide whether Read more Read more.
For the life of me, I just don't get why publishers won't offer the digital version of the book, if you are buying a physical one anyway. I feel like this would significantly lower piracy. I get that buying digital editions still goes to support the author, and I'm all for it, what I don't get is: digital editions and paperback are often priced similarly on amazon, in fact paperbacks are often cheaper than digital editions, so what gives?.