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Originally Posted by bhartman36
That's how I think it should work. You put a subroutine into the file that asks for an identifier (like your name and credit card number), and then you go on about your reading.
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Requires that you remember that credit card number for the life of the book. Card numbers aren't necessarily permanent. Also, limits the devices you can read on to "those that have the software to allow input of card number" -- B&N can't sell to Sony customers because Sony hasn't changed their DRM software.
It's a nice idea, but so far, companies that want to lock users to their store won't install someone else's ID-checking software.
A PID across several devices is a good idea... lemme know how you plan on getting Amazon to agree to it. They won't allow a single PID for different device types for the software they own; they want to make sure that Amazon customers can't buy from elsewhere.
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And even if we agree that the bagel story would be a typical experience, not every business can take a sustained 13% loss due to theft.
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Publishing manages a 50% return rate; what kind of loss of goods is that? A 13% "theft" rate of infinite goods is not the same as theft of limited goods. What we're talking about is a 13% avoiding-payment rate, like extra people in the car at a drive-in, not like people who walk out of a store with a CD under their coats.