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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb
Once I was secure in the knowledge that I could own my ebooks forever, I have spent much more money buying them.
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this is lesson #1 for retailers worried about losing revenue due to the availability
of de-DRM software.
lesson #2 is that if eBook prices are reasonable (say, $5 instead of $15), there will be much less interest in illegal sharing and stealing. the photocopying of print books is not very prevalent now given that hardbacks are $15 and paperbacks are $5, but if print books were $150 this might change.
lesson #3 is that there will always be a small segment who skirts legality, but while keeping one's store locked at all times will absolutely prevent shoplifting it also completely kills sales.