I am absolutely willing to buy eBooks. The most frustrating part of that willingness is the lack of availablity to get some books, and of course, the draconian web of competing DRMs and formats if you can find what you want. I am more than willing to buy a .lit file and unDRM it and convert it to LRF. And I would never think of bootlegging the result. But it is a hassle.
I just want to purchase and read the danged thing.
It is similar to digital music, which, I hope, is starting to get sorted out. Most people are willing to pay for the product, but the harder you make it to use the product, the less enthusiasm there is to bother.
Here is to hoping they will figure it out, and make it more convenient. I don't see eBooks going away.
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