Your experience of e-books

[Silktie]

Here in SA we are severely limited as to which e-book sites we have access to due to copyright issues. I'll give you my experiences anyway.

1. Static docs

2. No, I never print them. If I really enjoy a book, I'll actually go out and buy the paperback to keep if possible.

3. Most of these have not been a problem for me to date. However, I haven't loaned e-books yet, only bought them. The sites we have access to don't have these restrictions if you buy the book.

4. Have not needed to use software to overcome DRM restrictions. However, I have used software to get around geographical restriction issues on occasion.

I have not used any system supported by OverDrive.

In general, I think e-books are a fantastic concept, and I hope that in time access to e-books will improve for geographical locations outside the US and Europe. I still love to have an actual book in my hands though, and will continue to buy those I read in e-book form that are really good and I know I will want to read again.