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Originally Posted by Darqref
2. Ease of use. Is the ebook easy to use? DRM hurts here, even if only because it forces you look for the correct file. Even in drm-free forms, it really helps to have a file available in the format needed. Yes, it's good to have a format that can be flexibly transformed, but, as an author (or publisher) wouldn't you rather have at least the first suggestion for how you'd like it to look? I have a Rocket, and a bunch of people download one or another version and then convert to rb format. I find it easy (enough) to just use the rb versions that Baen makes available. I might change that pattern when I finally buy an eInk device, but I'd at least try the native-format first.
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....while I'm not a fan of DRM
per se, I don't think you can "sell it" to Big Publishers without something that passes for it.
I think if its limited to "discouraging of casual copying" as opposed to "practically useless since you can't enjoy reading the damned book" its a "win-win".
We want them to sell us books so we have to look at "their side" too.