Comments on: Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out, Borders. /entertainment/2011/02/dont-let-the-door-hit-you-on-the-way-out-borders/ Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Keith Downey /entertainment/2011/02/dont-let-the-door-hit-you-on-the-way-out-borders/#comment-2402 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:27:00 +0000 /?p=1158&post_type=entertainment#comment-2402 I completely agree with you when it comes to reading recreationally via the library. It’s more of a “research for my psych 101 final essay” kind of place now instead of a pleasure read.

What pisses me off about libraries and DRM, at least here in Arizona, is that even though you’re able to check out books on an e-book device, libraries still treat it as if it was a physical copy. So if one wants to check out “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”, they will have to queue until a “copy” is available but you’re not guaranteed that copy because 324 people are in front of you. Why not skip the middle man and download it for free? I don’t support that, but if it’s going to be that much of a hassle, piracy becomes quite enticing.

I don’t mind DRM when I’m purchasing a book. As long as I can read it instantly and do so without problems, publishers/distributers can do whatever they want. Plus when I’m done reading a book, I don’t care to read it again unless it’s educational. Oh well.

]]> By: Brandon Kessler /entertainment/2011/02/dont-let-the-door-hit-you-on-the-way-out-borders/#comment-2400 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:52:00 +0000 /?p=1158&post_type=entertainment#comment-2400 Borders closing is sad, but expected. I expect the same thing to happen to Hastings, though not as a result of being a book seller. The problem with Borders and Hastings is they tried to dip into too many business areas, instead of sticking with just books.
I have to disagree with your assumption that B&N will share the same fate as Borders. B&N’s Books are priced around the same (sometimes cheaper, sometimes not) as Amazon.com. Both usually have free shipping deals, but B&N has the satisfaction of near-instant gratification. Libraries are great, but they don’t always have the book you’re looking at, they may have a long wait time for a new release, driving to the library (just as bad as driving to B&N) and if you read at a slower pace, you are pretty much guaranteed a late fee.
I love my eBook reader and Android app just as much as the next geek and the even more instant gratification of eBooks is convenient, but the biggest problem is DRM. It will always keep me from buying solely eBooks. I’m sure others are also wary, too. The physical book won’t be around forever, but I wouldn’t count brick-and-mortar bookstores out just yet.

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