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i've been a paying member of rhapsody for years. despite the fact that their subscription music is DRM-protected, the format their music is in can be used by pretty much any mp3 player or device. also their music is library style - i get access to all the music in their system each month for a price. if a user chooses to buy a track, as opposed to getting the use of it for a month, they can burn it and it will play for life without "phoning home" each time you play it.
and that's why i was surprised - and dismayed - a few days ago when i started looking at how ebooks work. i'm not 100% against DRM, but the way ebooks work - proprietary formats, no way to permanently buy a book that will work with all or most readers - is disappointing.
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