[Andrew H.]

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

Security tags in stores are removed when you make a purchase; the store doesn't monitor your use to make sure you only wear that shirt in pre-approved buildings and that you can't give it to your cousin if you decide you don't like it.

I was actually thinking of the ones that are desensitized and stay in the product, but that's not really important - even *in the store* they aren't treating you like a convict.

No, it's a practical one. I read on three different computers with different types of internet access and at least two, sometimes as many as four, dedicated devices with incompatible filetype support. The ability to convert between formats is important to my ability to enjoy the books I read.

This was in response to Nashira's comment that she did not buy books that she would otherwise read in part because she doesn't want to encourage companies to keep using DRM. That's a political act.

Most buyers select books that are pushed at them by marketing agencies, and are astonished to discover there are thousands of other books they'd enjoy reading just as much.

This is just arrogance. I might just as easily say that most people who buy indie books do so because they can't tell the difference between a well-written, well-edited book and a sixth grade book report.

I've met people in the last two months who owned ebook readers, love classics, and didn't know Project Gutenberg exists.

So? There are much better places to get classics than PG.