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But the big nose under the back of the tent is durability. I can read Mark Twain just as readily as I can read the latest best seller (shudder). Project Gutenberg US had over 35,000 P.D. books and periodicals for free. I could spend the rest of my life just reading them. (And I am a contributor, as well.) Along with free entertainment (Broadcast TV and Radio), other durable forms of entertainment (how long does a DVD last? - I have over 1500 of them - all commercially bought. And 700 audio CD's.), not to mention P-books, I don't have spend a dime for more entertainment unless it suits me. And DRM doesn't suit me. You want me to buy an e-book replacement for one of P-books? I'll pay the money - but on my terms - no DRM. Otherwise no dice. And believe me, I can outsit the authors/publishers.
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Most authors, publishers and booksellers disagree. They see the figures, they have the expertise and above all they have the responsibility to make these decisions. I'll go with them over an interested amateur who isn't in the business and who thinks he knows better than the experts. Sorry.
You can spend your money how you like. In the meantime, there has been a sharp rise in the purchase of ebooks by average readers who don't care anything about DRM. I think the publishers care a lot more about that , than the theories of the digerati.