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Originally Posted by spindlegirl
There are many people for whom DRM removal is not easy or trivial, even after reading that famous blog.
The point is, people shouldn't have to whisper in hushed tones, to do a Google Search for Apprentice Alf, after they have bought a book, to be able to keep said bought book for themselves.
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That is true. It is also true that the setup of stripping DRM is really what takes a little bit of googling and tech savvy. Once it is set up for you, well, if you have the skills to use iTunes, you can strip DRM. Teenagers are more adventurous and tech-savvy than older adults, and more likely to have friends to set them up if they aren't tech-savvy.
The people who are unlikely to strip DRM are the ones
who don't want to do anything that DRM prevents. Which I was for nearly a year after I bought my nook--until I discovered that a bunch of books I wanted to read were only available for kindle. But I wanted to read them on my nook. I am moderately tech-savvy and it took me about a half hour to find out what to do and get set up. I paid for every one of those books and didn't want to read them on my phone or computer. Now I actually do have a kindle and it is kind of difficult getting everything assigned to the correct ereader again.
