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Old 09-23-2011, 12:31 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Michael Wallace View Post
I published my early books with DRM, but have subsequently released everything without, as I've become more educated on the subject. Of course, no writer wants people stealing his work, but the people who steal won't be bothered by something as trivial as DRM, while legitimate owners of the book can find DRM annoying as they try to move their libraries from one device to another. I don't think you should have to purchase a new copy of something every time you chance devices. (Do you hear that Apple?)
Let me join the chorus...

DRM is awful. And virtually useless. And it is, if anything, holding back mass adoption of ebooks.
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