Comments on: Darn it, Walt, you’re supposed to CARE about consumer issues: Why no mention of DRM in ScrollMotion reader, etc.? http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/15/darn-it-walt-youre-supposed-to-care-about-consumer-issues-why-no-mention-of-drm-in-scrollmotion-reader-etc/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:15:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/15/darn-it-walt-youre-supposed-to-care-about-consumer-issues-why-no-mention-of-drm-in-scrollmotion-reader-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1003587 David Rothman Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:58:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2009/01/15/darn-it-walt-youre-supposed-to-care-about-consumer-issues-why-no-mention-of-drm-in-scrollmotion-reader-etc/#comment-1003587 But Spider, the Apple DRM tie was newsworthy in the case of ScrollMotion, and there was also the issue of yet another addition to the Tower of eBabel. Walt should be in there swinging regularly against DRM when such issues arise. Thanks for your thoughts. David But Spider, the Apple DRM tie was newsworthy in the case of ScrollMotion, and there was also the issue of yet another addition to the Tower of eBabel. Walt should be in there swinging regularly against DRM when such issues arise. Thanks for your thoughts. David

]]> By: Spider Mattheson http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/15/darn-it-walt-youre-supposed-to-care-about-consumer-issues-why-no-mention-of-drm-in-scrollmotion-reader-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1003570 Spider Mattheson Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:12:48 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2009/01/15/darn-it-walt-youre-supposed-to-care-about-consumer-issues-why-no-mention-of-drm-in-scrollmotion-reader-etc/#comment-1003570 In fairness, the article and video weren't supposed to be about DRM. It's a review of iPhone applications, not the content and its restrictions. To keep the article tight, it wouldn't have made sense to drift off topic in a rant about DRM. It's clear Mossberg wanted to focus on the actual reading experience of the applications. In fairness, the article and video weren’t supposed to be about DRM. It’s a review of iPhone applications, not the content and its restrictions. To keep the article tight, it wouldn’t have made sense to drift off topic in a rant about DRM. It’s clear Mossberg wanted to focus on the actual reading experience of the applications.

]]> By: Rich Adin http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/15/darn-it-walt-youre-supposed-to-care-about-consumer-issues-why-no-mention-of-drm-in-scrollmotion-reader-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1003436 Rich Adin Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:26:25 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2009/01/15/darn-it-walt-youre-supposed-to-care-about-consumer-issues-why-no-mention-of-drm-in-scrollmotion-reader-etc/#comment-1003436 Darn it! What is it with these columnists that think ebooks began with the first Kindle? Perhaps the Kindle is too large to carry conveniently, but my Sony Reader isn't. It easily fits in my wife's purse, in my coat pocket, and in a waist pack. The video showed page turning using a finger in an upward motion. What I noticed was that the text scrolled upward, too. I've not tried an iTouch or an iPhone, but I would find the scrolling to be annoying. Darn it! What is it with these columnists that think ebooks began with the first Kindle? Perhaps the Kindle is too large to carry conveniently, but my Sony Reader isn’t. It easily fits in my wife’s purse, in my coat pocket, and in a waist pack.

The video showed page turning using a finger in an upward motion. What I noticed was that the text scrolled upward, too. I’ve not tried an iTouch or an iPhone, but I would find the scrolling to be annoying.

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