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   Carlos E.R. to rbowman   
   Re: Fixing the US Book System   
   28 Dec 25 21:35:23   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-28 20:38, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:23:25 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> But if I go to the "Casa del Libro" place and choose some books, I can   
   >> not go to the counter and have them downloaded or added to my account.   
   >> That's my complaint.   
   >   
   > That applies to music too. For a while a traditional CD store would   
   > download a digital album and burn it to a CD for you but it wasn't   
   > sustainable. There were several used bookstores in town and there is one   
   > left. It's the same problem. What's a used digital book?   
      
   I don't know if a digital book is transferable (with DRM). Something   
   similar to what libraries do.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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