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rixte · 12-12-2007, 03:43 PM

This is more about my feelings on DRM than piracy, but:

I think it comes down to the fact that people are human and the bulk of people are honest and want to pay for what they consume. They're also frustrated by conflicting file formats, proprietary devices and the feeling that they're not actually *buying* what they buy.

Able to purchase something legally for a fair price that they can use on the device they want, people will do it.

Fair price is one large key - and yes, I think that the price of ebooks should be comparable but less than hardcopy books. The work of the writer/editor/publisher should be duly rewarded but there would be a small deduction for the physical materials, shipping and storage costs. I'm quite happy with many of the pricing schemes currently available now, particularly after the release of the Kindle and how it's affected the market.

I am *not* happy when publishers publish a book in hardback, an ebook price is set and that price is never adjusted to reflect the later publication of a paperback. That's a pet peeve.

The second, and this is huge, is that consumers should be ABLE to buy the book. So many catalogues of publishers aren't available electronically yet, and it's doubly frustrating when you can get one or two books in a series, but not all in the same format.

Lastly - I've been buying ebooks for so many years now. I have a hundreds of book in eReader format that I won't be able to use on my Cybook. I had books for the old Gemstar that are pretty much lost for good at this point. I've bought a handful of books in .lit format. It's really is a major frustration for me that I am now going to have to make the choice of repurchasing any of them I want to reread them, or read them on a less convenient device.

And of course I have books that are not tied to a DRM scheme. Guess which ones make me happy?

DRM does not punish the people who pirate. It doesn't even affect them. It punishes those that do NOT pirate. That's what I hope publishers start to recognize. I have the smallest, slightest hope that the music industry is moving that direction, with both amazon mp3s and itunes music now being made available in nonDRMed files.

12-12-2007, 03:43 PM	#258
rixte Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 396757 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: new oasis, paperwhite, ipad, kobo	This is more about my feelings on DRM than piracy, but: I think it comes down to the fact that people are human and the bulk of people are honest and want to pay for what they consume. They're also frustrated by conflicting file formats, proprietary devices and the feeling that they're not actually buying what they buy. Able to purchase something legally for a fair price that they can use on the device they want, people will do it. Fair price is one large key - and yes, I think that the price of ebooks should be comparable but less than hardcopy books. The work of the writer/editor/publisher should be duly rewarded but there would be a small deduction for the physical materials, shipping and storage costs. I'm quite happy with many of the pricing schemes currently available now, particularly after the release of the Kindle and how it's affected the market. I am not happy when publishers publish a book in hardback, an ebook price is set and that price is never adjusted to reflect the later publication of a paperback. That's a pet peeve. The second, and this is huge, is that consumers should be ABLE to buy the book. So many catalogues of publishers aren't available electronically yet, and it's doubly frustrating when you can get one or two books in a series, but not all in the same format. Lastly - I've been buying ebooks for so many years now. I have a hundreds of book in eReader format that I won't be able to use on my Cybook. I had books for the old Gemstar that are pretty much lost for good at this point. I've bought a handful of books in .lit format. It's really is a major frustration for me that I am now going to have to make the choice of repurchasing any of them I want to reread them, or read them on a less convenient device. And of course I have books that are not tied to a DRM scheme. Guess which ones make me happy? DRM does not punish the people who pirate. It doesn't even affect them. It punishes those that do NOT pirate. That's what I hope publishers start to recognize. I have the smallest, slightest hope that the music industry is moving that direction, with both amazon mp3s and itunes music now being made available in nonDRMed files.