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Originally Posted by rlauzon
One cannot "buy" a "secure" eBook. I thought we'd been over this many, many times.
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Don't start...
The "security" I'm talking about can be as simple as a buyer registration. And it does
not have to limit an owner's ability to cross-convert to other formats or limit the number of devices you can use.
I think we're all aware of how much you loathe even the minimalist security used by iTunes and similar sites... but the fact of the matter is, iTunes demonstrates how an effective balance between security, customer satisfaction and sales can be struck. So don't act as if the task is impossible or doomed to failure. That's ignoring the realities of the situation.
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Originally Posted by rlauzon
The vendor controls what the customer can/cannot do with the eBook and if the customer wants to do something that is legal but unapproved, he can't.
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This is actually common to many markets and products (cellphones, automobiles, software, cable TV), but it hasn't stopped people from buying and using them, because--and this is key--they see how the advantages of having the product outweigh the disadvantages of going without. Many products are bought and sold daily that satisfy that simple equation. Even with security, e-books could also satisfy that equation.