What are your rights if you purchase digital books?

As someone who normally writes notes in margins of articles and and carries sticky notes for books I've borrowed, there are a number of issues that need to be settled before we all rush out waving our Master Cards at Amazon or Barnes and Noble to purchase a new electronic library. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has just released a two page checklist with additional background information you might wish to review first.

From the Electronic Frontier Foundation's EFFector Vol. 23, No. 5, February 19, 2010 editor@eff.org

~ Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for Readers
Over the last few months, the universe of digital books has expanded dramatically, with products like Amazon's Kindle, Google Books, Internet Archive's Text Archive, Barnes and Noble's Nook, and Apple's upcoming iPad poised to revolutionize reading. But while this digital books revolution could make books more accessible than ever before, there are lingering questions about the future of reader privacy, consumers' rights, and potential censorship.

What questions should consumers ask before buying a digital book or reader? EFF has published "Digital Books and Your Rights," a checklist for readers considering buying into the digital book marketplace.

Full press release: http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/02/16-0

Full report on Digital Books and Your Rights:
https://www.eff.org/wp/digital-books-and-your-rights

If you are interested in e-book readers and digital books, I hope you'll take a look at the checklist and share the report with others interested in digital books as a consumer or someone interested in libraries and possibly electronic textbooks.

Hope the information helps...