tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post4439605345452687828..comments2024-02-25T17:01:10.739+13:00Comments on World of the Written Word: BUYING E-BOOKREADERS AND THE LENDING OUT OF BOOKSWorld of the Written Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-10013351725794985142010-10-20T11:33:42.155+13:002010-10-20T11:33:42.155+13:00One of my reviewers lent his e-reader to his wife ...One of my reviewers lent his e-reader to his wife so that she could read my books, and then found she refused to give it back! It gave him an excuse to buy a new e-reader, so everyone ended up happy.<br /><br />While there's some discussion over whether an e-reader's "read aloud" feature counts as producing an audiobook, which needs separate rights, that doesn't mean a human reader isn't permitted to read aloud. Where would it end? Is murmuring under one's breath allowed? Surely Big Brother isn't listening that carefully!Shayne Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071406385872399178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-34325727923190090122010-10-19T09:42:29.299+13:002010-10-19T09:42:29.299+13:00Good to hear from you, Buck. Do you and your wife...Good to hear from you, Buck. Do you and your wife have your own e-book readers, so you can swap them to read the same book? Nice for the e-reader manufacturers, but it would solve the problem of whose turn it is to hold the gadget.World of the Written Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-68243391514674753092010-10-19T02:47:01.246+13:002010-10-19T02:47:01.246+13:00Very interesting post. My wife and I load books a...Very interesting post. My wife and I load books all the time. The e-reader industry is another step in the increasing isolation that individuals seem eager to embrace for the sake of convenience.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834360422359513050noreply@blogger.com