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Originally Posted by Lazer
Here is my quote: "you that don't buy DRM'd books, no problem, you're not my market" –thus I didn't say DRM is limiting my audience. (maybe I'm wrong!)
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No, you're absolutely right. If you don't never wanted me to buy your book to begin with, you didn't limit your market by making sure that I never will. But if you want to sell to as large a crowd as possible, then putting DRM on your book is counter-productive to that goal
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Originally Posted by Lazer
Your second question: "What is the gain you get for that limiting?" And my answer: I sold a 142 copies of my first book last month. $710. That's my gain. I have no idea if any pirate copies moved but frankly I doubt it.
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You said earlier in your post it's been pirated, but you doubt it has been pirated?
The question we DRM-boycotters want you to ask is, "how much more could I have sold if I hadn't used DRM to my book?" If your answer to that is, "I don't care", that's your choice and your loss.
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Fifty years ago, my father patented a device to slice home made bread in the kitchen. He had a mold made and a producer cranked 'em out. A large corporate food company cloned them and sold them without his permission. He didn't have the money to take the pirates to court and he lost his shirt over the deal. He was a hard working man that hopes to better his family.
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This is so far from being even close to relevant to DRM on eBooks that I am baffled that you think it's a valid comparison.