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... is about PIRATES!
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NINJAS!
Oh, sorry, I need more sleep.
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You will note that there are many on this thread who do assert that they should be able to freely copy and share their ebooks with others. (Indeed, a few seem to be in favor of pirates who want to anonymously share ebooks in their possession with everybody).
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"Many" would be ... um ... one? And that one may be just trying to wind you up.
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Curiously, you did not feel it necessary to respond to those people.
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Most of us don't find it necessary to respond to imaginary people.
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Geographical restrictions prevent purchases: they don't affect books already purchased, AFAIK.
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You need to read some of the other threads here, then, because you "know" wrong.
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Indeed, it is quite possible that your Non-DRMED ebooks may not be readable on some future ebook reader.
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No, they won't. Epub is an open standard -- everyone knows how it works (or can, if they want to look it up). This means that it can be converted into any other format, so long as you know what a reader is looking for. That's kind of the whole point.
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But your concerns should be balanced against the the right of the creators of the ebooks that you enjoy to preserve and protect their intellectual property.
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DRM does not "preserve and protect" the rights of anyone. Though it does protect the self-assigned privileges of device manufacturers. (on which note, I don't think you've explained yet how I'm supposed to read .mobi-formatted books on my Sony)
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If they can't do that, then they won't create any more ebooks.
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So why are there so many authors out there who do not find it necessary to DRM-lock their ebooks? And why are they still writing books?
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When you chafe at these restrictions, think of whether you would prefer no restrictions and no future ebooks from a favorite author.
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My favorite authors were dead before you were born. I don't think they're going to be writing any more books.
You're ignoring one of the things I've said many times: I have no dog in this fight. I don't buy DRM-locked ebooks. Every last one of them could vanish off the map tomorrow without affecting me. What interest I
do have is that of a content creator and rights owner -- my writing has bought my groceries in the past and no doubt will in the future. You can call me names, you can accuse me of everything and anything, but it's not convincing anyone but you.