So, a week ago, Penguin ebooks were taken from virtual U.S library shelves. This was because there was a fear of lack of security measures surrounding the ebook system. Ebooks are protected by digital rights management restrictions. Not only is it Penguin having concerns, Simon & Schuster has refused any of their titles to be borrowed as ebooks in American libraries. Hachette Book Group withdrew last year.
Now they are back on the shelves in U.S libraries, however they are not sharing any new titles in the libraries.
I have never agreed with Kindles and ebooks because I have a love for the physical book itself. It's tactile nature is charming and the digital substitute is rather lifeless and mundane.
What does everyone else think?...
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