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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
Blame? Nah, I'm simply justifying (and to some degree, explaining) my non-buying decision. Trust me, consumers don't care about stuff like that when voting with their wallets.
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For me, the reason I don't buy e-books anymore is largely (and almost entirely) because of the DRM. I probably would even not mind the price of e-books so much if, after a purchase, I could feel like the book is
really mine! On Smashwords, MobileRead, Project Gutenberg, I can download a book directly on to my NON-Windows computer and do whatever I want with it, and keep it forever, change the cover at my whim, keep a copy on my computer and on my e-reader, in short,
unlimited personal use, until I die, during which time my husband or children can keep it themselves. (Like a dtb).
But over $10 for what is essentially a "rental"? (And is often sub-par in formatting and quality) I can "rent" books from the library (both e and paperback) for free! So I reserve e-books from the library.