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Originally Posted by stonetools
Didn't we just hear from an author who did all that, and still got pirated? Look if reality differs from your beliefs, its time to adjust your beliefs.
I also reject the idea-commonplace on this forum- that authors and publishers need to conform to some Digerati Code of Perfect Conduct , or else they deserve to be ripped off.
Authors and publishers have what they think are good reasons to set the prices they do. I, like every consumer, think the price should be lower, but I understand that I feel this way, not because I understand the economics of publishing ebooks, but because I like cheap.
I've been around the barn a few times on DRM, and don't want to reopen the debate here. Suffice it to say that authors and publishers think it necessary to protect their IP rights, and that it is understandable why they think the digerati alternative-no protection whatever- would be costlier than DRM. You may not like that reason, but it's certainly A reason.
As for geo-restrictions, its the author's rights and they need to be negotiated- not just arbitrarily usurped by pirates.
In any case , the default should be that the IP rights of authors and publishers should be respected, not violated because some folks dislike their business decisions.
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I don't know what reality you believe in, but I don't believe that publishers exist by serving their authors' interests alone. However, you seem to have missed my point somewhat. Of course I'm not suggesting that publishers shouldn't be entitled to make decisions about how they run their business - that would be silly - rather I feel by focussing on anti-piracy measures, instead of encouraging potential customers, by alienating them they're headed in the wrong direction.
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Originally Posted by tompe
Another attraction is belonging to a community that have read the book and can discus it. And being able to discus the book with the author is one things that can be used to sell a book.
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Good point.