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Originally Posted by Ankh
They shouldn't, yet they still do.
What is an interesting question is does it pay off? Are the extra sales generated when DRM inconveniences a poor soul who does not know (or does not wish to) get around it really outweighing the benefits of DRM-free model?
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The only real benefit from DRM goes to stores, not to authors or publishers - and that's because it facilitates vendor lock-in. It's a disincentive to switch to a new brand when you change devices because it's going to be more work to shift the books in your library you still want to read.