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Originally Posted by vaughnmr
"Ultimately we are paying for the value of the content..."
For me, that's the whole basis for the discussion. I have to deal with drm/geo restrictions. I can't loan, gift, or sell the product, in fact the seller will not even sell it to me, he "licenses" it to me, and can take it away at any time if he so chooses. The agency cartel publishers are selling this product as though it has the same "value", but it doesn't.
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Right on. This is my main complaint. Recently, I bought an ebook that was almost twice the price of the hard cover, but that's OK, it was my decision. It turns out that book is not my kind of thing, but I know someone who would appreciate it and I'd love to give it to her. Legally, I can't. This doesn't benefit the author either, he is losing a potential reader who might buy his future books.