The Kindle Chronicles discussion

The dictionary says that a book is bound paper. But I feel that a book is conceptual, and than an ebook is also a book.
Can somebody help?
See my post here:

http://ereaderjoy.blogspot.co.uk/2013...

Everyone has a book inside to tell. Does it matter if its on paper, an eBook or word of mouth. An authors idea for writing a book starts in the imagination. He tries to paint a picture in his audience's imagination. So is a book bound paper or an idea of the author's imagination?

Interesting question, Eolake. To your observation, Marc, I take your point about book ownership. In my own case, it feels as if I "earn" the book by reading it carefully, considering its information and inspiration and weaving them into my life. At that point the book seems to be "mine" whether or not it sits on my shelves or can only be accessed in the cloud via a license agreement.

The weird point is that the dictionary definition does not consider the content of the book. A stack of blank, bound pages *is* a book. But an ebook is not, not according to the dictionary.

I think it's the first time I've not with the dictionary. I don't think orange soda, for example, should be called "orange juice". But to me, there are certain computer files which are "books". Perhaps it's related to intention. Like the dadaist urinal called "Fountain". It's art because the artist says so.

I notice that the word "album" is now applied without fuss to a collection of songs that I add to my Google Play Music library. That seems to model how the word "book" is likely to morph in tandem with changing technology.

Yes. That was my last defence on the post on my blog. Look up the origins of almost any word in the dictionary, and its meaning has been transferred to new things, usually be association.

I love my kindle and reading on it, both books and my morning paper. But, I am also aware of some drawbacks. I HATE the concept of not owning the book, just renting it. I wish amazon and others had not given the option of "sharing" a book to the publisher, not the owner. I also think its terrible how publishers are treating libraries with respect to their ability to purchase and then lend e books, charging exorbitant prices with draconian lending policies.

When I die, who gets the books I've purchased? Can I bequeath my amazon account and my books in it?

I had not thought too much about DRM as I do like my Kindle and the Amazon book store, but wish ebooks were files I owned, could share at will and keep forever.

Paul

Is that still available and what is it?