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Originally Posted by stonetools
Well you did answer. But I was looking for "serious, detailed answer" .The mere fact that you would continue to buy their work doesn't fully answer the question of whether writers and publishers can make a good living in a post DRM world. But hey, if that's the best you can do, well, thanks for playing.
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You have yet to prove that DRM-free slows sales. You asked how I could "ensure" that authors will continue to make money. It's not a hard answer: I (and many others) will continue to buy their books. Was that so hard to understand? I didn't attack you, I didn't insult you. There's really no reason whatsoever for your tone here. I would appreciate an apology.
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Originally Posted by stonetools
The industry insiders blame digital music for the collapse in revenue. This is substantial evidence that offering DRM free music hasn't helped things.
Faced with such data, it is far from clear that going DRM free will lead to a healthy publishing industry. You would have to explain why a similiar collapse in revenue would not happen in the publishing industry, as people got in the habit of sharing bestsellers with all their Facebook friends. Thanks in advance for your response.
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Funny, you demand "facts", then present us with biased data that still doesn't prove anything. Digital music != DRM, and digital music causing a "collapse in revenue" still doesn't provide "substantial evidence" that DRM wasn't affecting sales.
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Originally Posted by stonetools
And the most popular device? The Amazon Kindle, which has a proprietary format AND the most restrictive DRM. So all of the digerati who profess solicitude for the average user, relax: the average user is OK with DRM.
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Buying a Kindle doesn't mean a person is buying Kindle books. And guess what? Amazon tends to (in my region) offer the best price AND the best selection, so yes, I do buy from it despite DRM.
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Originally Posted by stonetools
I think DRM is a two edged sword. On one hand, it stops or slows down casual sharing, which is what the publishers are REALLY concerned about.
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The publishing industry is against casual sharing?? This is news to me. Please provide data and facts to back this up. Because last I checked, casual sharing drives sales.