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Tesco's%20graceful%20exit%20from%20the%20ebook%20business<%2Fa>,%20offloading%20its%20customers%20-%20and%20their%20precious%20libraries%20-%20to%20Kobo<%2Fa>.%20While%20applauding%20the%20commitment%20to%20preserving%20customers'%20purchases,%20it%20remains%20a%20shame%20that%20this%20sort%20of%20transfer%20is%20even%20necessary.%20Storing%20books%20-%20or%20anything%20else%20-%20in%20"the%20cloud<%2Fa>"%20always%20comes%20with%20a%20trade-off%3A%20everything%20you%20put%20there%20is%20backed%20up%20and%20presumably%20safe%20for%20a%20while,%20but%20it's also%20still%20controlled%20by%20the%20retailer-%20-%20not%20by%20the%20customer%20who%20legally%20purchased it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookbusinessmag.com%2Faggregatedcontent%2Fwhose-digital-content-is-it-anyway%2F" target="_blank" class="email" data-post-id="17245" type="icon_link">
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In my last column I wrote about Tesco's graceful exit from the ebook business, offloading its customers - and their precious libraries - to Kobo. While applauding the commitment to preserving customers' purchases, it remains a shame that this sort of transfer is even necessary. Storing books - or anything else - in "the cloud" always comes with a trade-off: everything you put there is backed up and presumably safe for a while, but it's also still controlled by the retailer- - not by the customer who legally purchased it.
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