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Originally Posted by speedlever
That being the case, how does Kindle specific DRM and Nook specific DRM benefit anyone (except the lawyers) unless it's an attempt to drive one or the other (retailers) out of business.
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The advantage of Amazon DRM and B&N DRM is that it does not cost Amazon and B&N anything to add it (they probably charge big publishers for the privilege). This gives them an advantage over all the Adobe DRM retailers, who are paying Adobe for the DRM and for download management.
It is a mystery to me why authors and publishers want DRM. It seems to be magical thinking, particularly on the part of the authors. There may in principle be additional DMCA-based legal protections for DRM-ridden ebooks, but I can't see this ever being a practical advantage.