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    Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property

    Plastic Logic Que Is Going to Nuzzle Nook in Barnes & Noble Stores (And Why You Care)

    Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature

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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/03/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    Upon reading the title I thought "Oh, I doubt that. Upon seeing the pictures, yeah, I don't know what they thought they were doing. #nookvsalex
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/02/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    Yeah, our dear friends at that other blog smelled this one coming when Alex first dropped. Its announcement was flung together, perhaps not unlike its current patent applications, to beat the Nook's reveal. [www.engadget.com] #nookvsalex
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    Image of thepcguy85 thepcguy85
    11/02/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    although it looks bulky, I really like the spring design e-reader. #nookvsalex
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment thepcguy85 was starred thepcguy85 was unstarred
    Image of cardboredbox cardboredbox
    11/02/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    of course B&N would find a way to mess this up #nookvsalex
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    tande04 promoted this comment cardboredbox was starred cardboredbox was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/02/09

    @cardboredbox: That was my initial thought too. As long as there is no injunction before the Nook goes on sale I'm good. #nookvsalex
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    Image of Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!: Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!:
    11/02/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
    From a outright design perspective, I'd take the nook over alex's ereader #nookvsalex
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!: was starred Keni:Would people stop doing this now!!!: was unstarred
    Image of Charles Epperson Charles Epperson
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    The only issue I have with this device, If me and my wife both want to read a book on the Kindel I can. I have never had to buy a book just for myself. It looks like even with this lending that I will only be able to get it once and only for 14 days. If I want the same book as my wife I will have to buy it. I usually am reading 3-4 books at the same time and this will keep me from buying a Nook. #nooklending
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    Image of ovil200 ovil200
    10/23/09

    @Charles Epperson: As long as you have the same devices on your Barnes And Noble account (say 2 Nooks for you and your wife), you can both have the full books. You don't need the lending feature as long as both devices are registered to the same account. #nooklending
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    I don't mind not being able to access a book while it's "on loan"; it's annoying, but not terrible.

    Only being able to lend certain books, and only being able to lend each book once, on the other hand... that's inexcusable. #nooklending
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    Image of jurassicmac jurassicmac
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    "When you lend it, it's unavailable for you to read, which admittedly is what happens when you lend a physical book-"

    -That's why they called the feature 'lend'. That's what 'lend' means. If I lend a shovel, I don't have access to it while it's lent. That concept shouldn't change just because something is digital. It would be nice if I could buy a book and give it to all my friends, and still have access to it, but it shouldn't be called 'lending'.

    The limitations of the nook are not the fault of Barnes and Noble. Limitations are imposed by the publishers and content owners. When the iTunes Store was first launched, Apple didn't have the clout with the record labels to say "no DRM". Now they do, and the DRM is all but gone. You could share your music across 3 computers in the beginning, 5 computers now. Things improve. That's progress. After the ebook market becomes established, the publishers will have to change from the old way of doing things, just as the record labels are slowly beginning to, or authors will publish directly, with less arbitrary restrictions. B&N is the first to implement this and other features in an ebook marketplace. Instead of whining that they didn't get it perfect, let's appreciate that they've taken the steps at all. #nooklending
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    There's only one way to teach them a lesson. Just steal their books. They will learn to appreciate the fact that some people actually PAY for theirs and threat them with repect. #nooklending
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    Image of exoren22 exoren22
    10/23/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: Yeah, but that hasn't exactly worked with the music distribution industry(I refuse to acknowledge them as the music industry, because they are no such thing), now has it.

    However, it might be in the process of working, who knows. It may also be in the process of completely collapsing the music distribution industry. Either way is fine with me. #nooklending
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    Noobs-R-Us promoted this comment exoren22 was starred exoren22 was unstarred
    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/23/09

    @exoren22: It has actually worked in the music industry. It took Jobs to bitch slap the hell out of them but they eventually got it and now iTunes is the #1 seller of music. #nooklending
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    Image of exoren22 exoren22
    10/27/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: But they're still hemorrhaging money while suing the hell out of everybody and (literally) their mother #nooklending
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    Image of LostAtoll LostAtoll
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    AM I CRAZY?! I thought you could load your own ebooks onto these things? really? you can't? what is the point then? You think I'm going to buy every book twice just so I don't have to carry a stack of books along with me? #nooklending
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    Image of chefgon chefgon
    10/23/09

    @LostAtoll: As far as I know, the Sony Readers are the only big-name readers that allow you to load whatever content you want onto them. I'm thinking about getting the touchscreen model because they let you download tons of free books from your library's website. #nooklending
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    FigNinja promoted this comment chefgon was starred chefgon was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/23/09

    @chefgon: Actually you can load non-Kindle books on the Kindle. I don't know a model of reader that doesn't let you load your own books. #nooklending
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    Why do we even need "publishers" anymore? What value to they add? None. Authors should post their books and leave a tip jar. Fuck Barnes and fuck Nobles. 14 days. And then NEVER again. Go to hell. #nooklending
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    Image of Colin Cassady Colin Cassady
    10/23/09

    @Gary_7vn: That is an incredibly short-sited statement, writers wouldn't get nearly as much money if they left a "tip jar". Ask Radiohead how much money they made off of the "pay what you want" scheme on In Rainbows. #nooklending
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    Gary_7vn promoted this comment Colin Cassady was starred Colin Cassady was unstarred
    Image of datafox datafox
    10/23/09

    @Gary_7vn: Publishers are like agents that can help edit and promote a book making a goo done better. I am not saying that is always the case but I think any writing should get a good editor. I know my writing is better when I get some criticism.

    I wonder if a self published person can undo those limits. #nooklending
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/23/09

    @Colin Cassady: No, it isn't. I am sure that you are smart and work hard, but probably aren't rich. Why should someone make millions off work that took one person 6 months to a year to do? And then keep getting rich off it for decades! It's just the product of one persons labour. This is theft, not honest profit making. #nooklending
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/23/09

    @datafox: Sorry, but that's an old model and obsolete. Promotion can be done online, social networking, twitter, et al. Yes, everybody needs an editor, but there will be lots of them around when the publishing houses go down. They simply don't add value anymore. So you can just hire an editor, this too could be done entirely online. I hear the Indians are good. This whole issue of IP is still in flux, but big changes are coming. How will shake out is still in question, but for sure, the old world is gone. #nooklending
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/23/09

    @Colin Cassady: Even if 4 guys with guitars and a midi interface can't make gajillions on their latest opus, people will still make music, and it will be just as good, only the price will be closer to what it is really worth once you take 47 layers of laywers, accountants, the fcuking RIAA, and greasy, greedy, record company executives. Same goes for "book" companies.
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    Edited by Gary_7vn at 10/23/09 3:27 PM Gary_7vn was starred Gary_7vn was unstarred
    Image of socioecoboy socioecoboy
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    I totally disagree with this article. I think the lending feature works almost exactly as it should.

    I'm not sure 14 days is long enough, but yeah when you lend a book only one machine should have access. #nooklending
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    Gary_7vn promoted this comment socioecoboy was starred socioecoboy was unstarred
    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/23/09

    @socioecoboy: You'll love your job with the corporation. I hope your masters are kind. #nooklending
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/23/09

    @socioecoboy: Do you believe that a book should only be able to be lent once and never again? #nooklending
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    Image of jhofker jhofker
    10/23/09

    @FigNinja: They're just building in the fact that the person you lent your book to likely let their kid/dog/cat spill/pee all over it and then they burned it and bought you a new one.

    Now you're so jaded you'll never let anyone touch another one of your books. #nooklending
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    FigNinja promoted this comment jhofker was starred jhofker was unstarred
    Image of I, Opener I, Opener
    10/23/09

    @FigNinja: In terms of a sustainable business model, yes. Me personally, I'd like it to be lent an unlimited amount of times, but I know that's not reasonable. B&N is not just creating a hardware platform, they are banking on "software" sales as well.

    If the lending feature was unrestricted, that would hugely cut into sales. They're a company, and like any other, they're doing it for the money - and I'm not saying that in an evil way, that's just the reality of it. #nooklending
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    FigNinja promoted this comment I, Opener was starred I, Opener was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/23/09

    @I, Opener: I agree that it makes sense from their point of view to limit. I think the limit of once only is a bit severe. Certainly only one at a time and having it be unavailable to the owner is consistent with a physical book. I think maybe even a limit on how many times you can lend a given title, or how often you could lend it would be reasonable to most people. After all, they need people to buy books. I think they could have done better than just one loan. #nooklending
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    FigNinja was starred FigNinja was unstarred
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    10/23/09

    @FigNinja: Indeed, the once only per book is a bit severe. I'm going to withhold judgment until I know for a fact whether it's one book per person, (which is understandable, and something I can agree with) or if it's just once per book - which is a bit severe.

    Perhaps this will be refined if it is the latter. I can certainly understand if it's to prevent lending to one person repeatedly, and they should curb that, however, they shouldn't flag a book as "lent" and make it unlendable to anyone else. #nooklending
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    Total Complete Utter FAIL.
    Does their greed and stupidity know no limits? #nooklending
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    Image of connor_04000 connor_04000
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    Can you get the book back from the person you lent it to after they are finished with it?

    [Please approve me, also!]
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    FigNinja promoted this comment connor_04000 was starred connor_04000 was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/23/09

    @connor_04000: Their license to the book times out automatically after 14 days and you can read it again. #nooklending
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    Image of Digitallysick Digitallysick
    10/23/09

    In reply to Don't Get too Excited About the Nook's Lending Feature
    You could just buy paper books and lend them all you want #nooklending
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    Gary_7vn promoted this comment Digitallysick was starred Digitallysick was unstarred
    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/23/09

    @Digitallysick: That will work for a while, but in 10 years you won't be able to buy a paper book, magazine or newspaper.

    I said the same thing about film cameras in 97. #nooklending
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/23/09

    @Digitallysick: And you still wouldn't be able to read them while they are lent out. #nooklending
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    Barry99705 was starred Barry99705 was unstarred
    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/23/09

    @Gary_7vn: So you'll be wrong about this as well? #nooklending
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/23/09

    @Barry99705: Have you bought any polaroid film lately? Do actually know anyone who still uses a film camera? Some people still use pocket watches... #nooklending
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