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Originally Posted by rhadin
If it is the publisher, who is responsible for insisting on the DRM, then why not contact the publishers involved and ask what they are going to do. For those that are willing to help, encourage other ebook buyers to buy books from them; for those unwilling to help, encourage buyers to avoid their books.
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Publishers these days generally give 1 of 2 responses to questions about e-books:
- We're interested in e-books, making plans, and waiting for the bugs to shake themselves out (exactly who's doing the shaking is unknown).
- We have no comment on e-books at this time.
The last is usually voiced by those publishers that have decided to maintain status quo and wait until the last possible second, then figure out what to do after the dust settles (or their bank accounts tank).
Unfortunately, the first is often voiced by those publishers that have decided to maintain status quo and wait until the last possible second, then figure out what to do after the dust settles (or their bank accounts tank).
And since publishers seem reticent to tell you what, exactly, they are doing regarding e-books, neither answer is particularly useful.
The fact that Paperback Digital up and closed, with no public warning, shows you how closed the industry is in relation to its customers (not to mention how foolish... customers with some advanced notice could have taken actions to protect their investment that might have been a boon to the company, even as it was closing).