The log in means that the library interfaces with third party systems which have their own privacy policies and terms of service — and these systems may, or may not, have the same commitment to privacy as the libraries themselves. (infotoday.eu)
So, figure out how much you lose by going through Smashwords or some other third party system or figure out how many books you'd have to sell to recover the cost of buying a Mac. (madgeniusclub.com)
Right now it might not seem like much with only 20 NES games but several years from now when it contains hundreds of games from varies Nintendo and hopefully third party systems like Genesis and TurboGrafx again, it'll be a pretty damn good deal. (nintendoworldreport.com)