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Okay, even accepting for argument's sake that drm is needed, there also needs a way to share or resell these books. As has been discussed many times in other threads, most people who are now READERS (those who read books whatever kind), did not start off purchasing full priced hardback books. They borrowed from the library. Or a friend passed on a good read and they did the same in the other direction. READING ENJOYMENT is a virus - it spreads from happy reader to happy reader. It spreads through cheap or free reads. It spreads through lending and borrowing and from initial sale to resale. Locking ebooks to only one reading "owner" (licensee, temporary user - you define the contractual relationship) makes it very hard to spread the virus called READING. Making it impossible to pass it on, either permanently or temporarily keeps me/you from spreading the word - "This author needs to be read!"
I was in Yosemite last Fall. We got word that a certain laundry in the park was the place folks left their old books and anyone could borrow to take or leave a book - freely. The passion of reading needs an outlet that costs less than full price.
Someone will need to come up with a solution.
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