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Old 03-23-2008, 10:01 PM   #232
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Originally Posted by epiphany View Post
Amazon sells DRM-free mp3s and made this a selling point. I bet they (and Sony) know too well that customers don't like DRM and if either had enough influence to convince publishers to release ebooks without DRM they would do so. But for the time being publishers are too scared of this new era of books (and IMO they have good reason to be) so not many would sign on with Amazon if it weren't for DRM.
But, just because Amazon sells DRM free mp3 does not mean that Amazon is more open then Sony. Different business., Not really comparable these days. As we know, what happens with online selling of music does not influence (at the moment) what happens with online eBook sales. One DRM does not affect the other.
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