I like that idea, especially the DRM part of it. If I can't tell right away whether a book is DRM-restricted or not, I usually won't even follow up on it. My TBR list is already out of control, and I'm not going to buy something that requires advance research just to make it longer.
I don't know about anyone else, but for me, most fiction is an impulse purchase. Make me do too much (read: any) research on whether or not I can actually use the book, and the impulse passes before I'm done.
If the book is DRM-restricted, I'm not going to buy it under any circumstances (you're not a better writer than Tolkien, and I won't buy LotR because of DRM) so you might as well tell me up front, and save the loss of goodwill that comes about when I waste my time finding out. I'm sure that's equally true for the people who have to deal with geo restrictions, device limitations, etc.
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