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Originally Posted by stonetools
THe publishers who read the balance sheets and have the inside info about the industry and who are directly responsible of financial success of their companies think that DRM is necessary at this time and is well worth the investment.
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Yes, because the publishers are the ones who
really know what they are doing.
Witness the multiple rejections JK Rowling endured before Harry Potter was finally purchased. Or the hundreds of other books that were rejected by publisher after publisher before somebody finally took a gamble on them and the books went on to become best-sellers.
Or, playing the ebook bingo card, Joe Konrath. Maybe he is an outlier...but remember, his publisher thought his book were not even WORTH making available as ebooks. So Joe goes and does it himself is now making a six-figure salary.
Or multi-million dollar advances for celebrity authors whose books are total duds in the marketplace.
There is ample evidence that the publishing companies are seldom in touch with the marketplace as you give them credit for.
Authority does not necessarily equate to competence, talent or wisdom.