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Originally Posted by ATDrake
But as for SW and FW (and Baen, for that matter), while I can't "lend" my purchases to an interested friend as with a paper book*, either via official or unofficial mechanism, that's more than compensated by the fact that I can buy my books at a low cost without DRM and re-downloadable in whatever available format which I need should I switch devices, and sometimes there are discount coupons upon which I can pick which book to apply them to.
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Amazon, B&N, Kobo, etc allow you to share your ebooks for others to read. Limit of 6 except for B&N which has no stated limit. If you and your spouse/parent/child/friend wish to read one of your ebooks, no real problem. But SW tells you to buy a copy for each person that makes it more expensive than Amazon (unless you give them your ereader and delete any copies from your computer).
If both Amazon and SW have the same book at $2.99, some may select the DRM'd one at Amazon and let it sync and share with family members. Yes, you have some format flexibility at SW and DRM-free but you may pay a premium for it $2.99 vs $5.98.