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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
The helping vs. hurting sales arguments are a bust from either angle. If the evidence from niche market publishers supports the notion that no-DRM helps sales, the runaway growth of mainstream ebook sales leaves the argument that they harm sales eating dust. It's like saying Facebook subscription numbers are being hurt by the ads. DRMed books are selling like wildfire. There are compelling anti-DRM arguments, but sales ain't one of them. imo.
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If not for inept, mobiDEdrm and co, do you know how many drm-ed i would have bought ? Zerro. Nada...
There are a few stuff i didn't buy, or postponed buying, because of drm.
Because i expect a book i paid that price to be mine. Mine to keep on my hard drive, to read years later, to read on any device i want. I expect buying book to be easy.
Worse part is, is one time de-drm failed, the reason inept wouldn't work also mean the book was un-readable on my cybook.
Some people don't mind drm, are unaware of it. Until the DRM slap them in the face. Then they think twice before buying books with drm.