In article , Douglas
Johnson wrote:

For a bit more one can actually own
the real book rather than leasing access to a transcript.

ebooks are real books, but in a newer and much more capable format.

and one does not 'lease access to a transcript' either. ebooks are sold
and owned. some are free.

Sometimes. But most purchased ebooks are licensed, not sold.

some are, some aren't.

keep in mind that apple's plan was for owning, not 'leasing', which is
yet another detail for those who cheer apple losing the lawsuit are
conveniently forgetting.

You can loan,
rent, or sell a book without restriction. To do so with an ebook requires
the licensor to approve.

nope. ebooks can be loaned whenever the user wants, and it blocks the
loaner from reading it until the loanee returns it, just like a paper
book.

libraries loan ebooks and you don't even have to leave your house to
borrow one.

this is the future, but as usual, people hate change.

Amazon, for example, can even take away your ability to read an ebook. See

http://www.forbes.com/sites/suwcharm...-ebooks-are-bo
rrowed-not-bought/

or http://tinyurl.com/kumym6b

That is a bit of an extreme case, but it's real.

very extreme and not how things are normally.

amazon saw what looked like fraud, with a kindle bought in the uk and
using a norwegian credit card. they made mistakes in how they handled
it and ultimately resolved the issue.

to claim that's how things are always going to be is just fear
mongering.