Penguin USA Group has returned its e-book titles to lending library shelves after just a three day absence. The publisher pulled every one of its titles and also announced it was delaying the release of any of its new books to the Overdrive and Amazon lending services which power America's libraries.
Penguin cited vague "security concerns" but failed to elaborate on them when it returned the books to active circulation this morning. The publisher also has not restarted, nor said when it will restart adding new and forthcoming titles to the services. The publisher set off somewhat of a storm on November 22nd when it pulled its e-books, particularly with librarians across America.
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When are they going to learn. If I wanted to pirate a book I would much sooner download it off a torrent site, rather then download this lending library copy then go through the hassle of stripping the drm. They are fighting a stupid battle.
Posted on Nov 25, 2011 | 1:45 PM EST via mobile reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
Like always, they make piracy easier than buying. Not saying cheaper: it’s EASIER!
Posted on Nov 25, 2011 | 1:59 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
But what if the dude that uploaded to the torrent site was able to do so by downloading the lending library copy then going through the hassle of stripping the drm? Wouldn’t you be interested in stopping that? I would risk to say it’s much harder to find well made pirated books then movies or tv shows.
Posted on Nov 26, 2011 | 8:15 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Yeah, I agree. It’s a pity that so many content providers tend to be run by people absolutely terrified of the Internet, instead of people who want to embrace it. TV and film is the same. I know that I don’t speak for everyone on the plane,t, but iTunes revolutionized how I looked at buying music. Turns out, I am happy to pay a reasonable price for content. You know, a reasonable price.
This has been a bummer too because the e-book lending idea is such a fantastic one.
Posted on Nov 25, 2011 | 1:58 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
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