tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post3726535824438757945..comments2023-06-10T04:31:40.879-04:00Comments on Joe Wikert's Kindleville Blog: All Kindle, All the Time: The Amazon FormulaJoe Wikerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898067591293359566noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-74697762220372429552011-10-03T12:53:06.876-04:002011-10-03T12:53:06.876-04:00That is super information!! Thanks for sharing it....That is super information!! Thanks for sharing it.Alexanderhttp://cosmeticsreports.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-8643334931867923102011-09-27T12:22:37.176-04:002011-09-27T12:22:37.176-04:00One important point that I'm surprised that yo...One important point that I'm surprised that you didn't mention is that, until the advent of agency pricing, Amazon had a "No eBooks priced more than $9.99" policy. That brought a lot of people into the Amazon ecosystem, where they became locked in for the reasons that you suggested. Even today, Amazon usually has the lowest prices for non-agency titles, and it tries to get exclusive rights to titles as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-89482773757709866932011-09-26T14:53:48.313-04:002011-09-26T14:53:48.313-04:00Peter, I'm curious to know how many books you&...Peter, I'm curious to know how many books you've bought via iBooks that can be converted to Nook or Sony (without breaking DRM). Most of the ebooks sold by Amazon, Apple and Sony have DRM wrappers. I'd love to know how you're finding so many without DRM; alternatively, if these are DRM'd books are you truly able to legally move them to a non-Apple device?<br /><br />Also, can you list the steps (or point me to them somewhere online) to do this conversion? I haven't heard of anyone who's been able to buy a DRM'd iBook title and legally move it to a non-Apple device. I'd love to hear more.<br /><br />Btw, I'm not sure I really qualify as an "Apple basher". I'm writing this comment from my MacBook Pro. I stood in line to buy an iPad on day one and I've been using an iPhone for the past 3 years. If I'm "bashing" I'm also "buying"! Further, I believe I'm stating the facts.<br /><br />If indeed there's an easy way for someone to buy a DRM'd ebook from Apple and legally move it to their Nook or Sony reader I'll gladly correct this post. I'm sure there are a *lot* of consumers out there who would love to know how, so please send the details.Joe Wikerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898067591293359566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338977976954280982.post-89935221421741641962011-09-26T14:20:30.405-04:002011-09-26T14:20:30.405-04:00You say: “I pity the sucker who’s bought a ton of ...You say: “I pity the sucker who’s bought a ton of content from Apple’s iBookstore; that person is locked in with Apple for the rest of their lives.”<br /><br />The only problem is that your statement is that it’s NOT TRUE! You’d know that if you weren’t such an Apple basher and instead did your homework. I have an iPad, a Nook, and a Sony reader, and I can easily transfer e-books that I purchased in the iBook store onto either my Nook or my Sony, where they display just fine. It’s also not hard, it takes only seconds, to convert them so they can be read on the Kindle. Protected books, those which have D.R.M. attached, can, of course, only be read on the iPad, but that’s true of the protection systems of any device, not only Apple’s. (Thus, the argument put forth by numerous consumers against D.R.M. systems.)<br /><br />I’m not “locked in with Apple” for the rest of my life. I choose to use the iPad for most of my e-book reading because it’s a great device upon which to read an e-book, but if I want, or choose, to transfer my unprotected books to my Sony reader or my Nook, I can easily do so at any time.Peter Seatonhttp://gallantpress.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com