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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
The fact that you can't lend, sell, donate, etc. an e-book doesn't really affect the publisher's bottom line; it is merely your preference.
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The fact that you can't lend, sell, donate, etc. an e-book does affect the publisher's bottom line because if you can't lend it to a friend and they want to read it and they go and buy a copy - the publisher gets more money from another sale.
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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
You do run the risk of needing to change to a new e-book reader. That's a risk that everyone incurs when they buy an e-book reader; it's inherent in the technology. It's not like publishers or authors somehow benefit from this.
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If you are not knowledgeable enough to strip the DRM and reformat then the publishers or authors benefit from this too. If you buy another copy of a book you already own the publisher gets more money from another sale.