Comments on: Google planning to offer “cloud” eBooks through Google Editions http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2009/10/googleeditions.html Amazingly informed & therefore properly opinionated. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: uberVU - social comments http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2009/10/googleeditions.html/comment-page-1#comment-12935 uberVU - social comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:49:21 +0000 http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/?p=12734#comment-12935 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by charlestonref: Google plans to enter e-book marketplace with Google Editions. More from Librarian in Black at http://tinyurl.com/yk2wyyf #libmarket... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Sarah http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2009/10/googleeditions.html/comment-page-1#comment-12926 Sarah Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:03:58 +0000 http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/?p=12734#comment-12926 my understanding is that the copy is in the cloud, and whenever you access it on a device it gets downloaded/cached as described. i don't think it's a model where you have to move that single copy around (deleting it from the previous device before moving it to the new one). that would suck. but it does seem to be single-user access probably tied to your Google account...which I suppose means that someone else could access your files if you wanted to give them your log-in. my understanding is that the copy is in the cloud, and whenever you access it on a device it gets downloaded/cached as described. i don’t think it’s a model where you have to move that single copy around (deleting it from the previous device before moving it to the new one). that would suck. but it does seem to be single-user access probably tied to your Google account…which I suppose means that someone else could access your files if you wanted to give them your log-in.

]]> By: thorn http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2009/10/googleeditions.html/comment-page-1#comment-12925 thorn Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:13 +0000 http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/?p=12734#comment-12925 "Buy anywhere, read anywhere" is a good model. I assume that means single-user access to/ownership of a single file, and moving the file from device to device as needed/desired, rather than having multiple copies? “Buy anywhere, read anywhere” is a good model. I assume that means single-user access to/ownership of a single file, and moving the file from device to device as needed/desired, rather than having multiple copies?

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