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cfrizz · 03-01-2012, 06:39 PM

We are the minority in that we read a lot of books, from what I have read most people might read 5-10 a year. They will probably be very happy in their walled garden.

However, for those of us who read a lot, we are smart enough to see the traps being set by Amazon, B&N, and Apple. Even if we like their product, we quickly learn how to strip the DRM so that we maintain our flexibilty & freedom.

I don't believe that it will ever come down to just these three companies controling all ebooks. I think more smaller publishers will fill the holes that are left wide open by the big three.

And if not, there's always the dark net if push comes to shove.

03-01-2012, 06:39 PM	#11
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,574 Karma: 36389706 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	We are the minority in that we read a lot of books, from what I have read most people might read 5-10 a year. They will probably be very happy in their walled garden. However, for those of us who read a lot, we are smart enough to see the traps being set by Amazon, B&N, and Apple. Even if we like their product, we quickly learn how to strip the DRM so that we maintain our flexibilty & freedom. I don't believe that it will ever come down to just these three companies controling all ebooks. I think more smaller publishers will fill the holes that are left wide open by the big three. And if not, there's always the dark net if push comes to shove.