Thread: Tor, a MacMillan imprint going DRM free
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Old 08-02-2014, 06:01 AM   #181
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Originally Posted by stonetools View Post
There will be solid results in a year or so. If there are no significant losses, I will change my mind on the issue and switch to urging publishers to abandon DRM.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
If, after going DRM free at or below their current ebook prices, TOR's ebook sales over the following year do not increase by at least 75% of the general ebook market unit increase (Or SF/Fantasy category increase if that is, by then, counted separately), I will cease to advocate for DRM free ebooks, and, indeed, I'll recommend that publishers should keep DRM on their ebooks.
I think that enough time has gone by to decide this issue.

Going DRM-free has clearly not has an adverse effect on Tor's ebook sales. If stonetools returns to MobileRead, I hope he will now change his position on DRM.

Hey, stonetools, are you there?
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