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Originally Posted by kennyc
So if we all buy pbooks then there is no incentive for publishers to change or to move towards removing drm.
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I don't agree. Market conditions will eventually force publishers to abandon DRM while continuing to publish ebooks. They're still trying to adapt the old model to new technology. The fact is that they need a new model that doesn't depend on selling single copies of books. They may have to move to subscriptions or publicity revenues, for example. DRM is a dead end because past experience has shown that it just doesn't work. Publishers will eventually realize that they can make more money by abandoning DRM and changing the way they do business. A consumer boycott would accelerate this process.