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frahse · 03-27-2012, 07:47 PM

Speaking as an author:

I think DRM is good.

You can discuss the case of a physical book being loaned and borrowed by individuals, being lent by libraries, being given away, sold at yard sales or book fairs, being sold on line for 1 cent + $3.99 shipping and handling (by the way there are cheaper rates), being sold in the Dollar Store for a dollar or in Family Dollar or Dollar General for $1.25 and so on. I will admit that I avail myself of many of those outlets to obtain material cheaply, and then I usually give it to one of the Thrift Stores. (I have never sold a book online. The return is too meager to take the time.)

You can talk about downloading books illegally online.

You can spout on and on about convenience, about rights, about backups, about surmounting all the systems put in place to protect books and on how to circumvent them.

Still for me as an author, I like DRM. I think it helps me.
It is a bottom line thing.

03-27-2012, 07:47 PM	#211
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	Speaking as an author: I think DRM is good. You can discuss the case of a physical book being loaned and borrowed by individuals, being lent by libraries, being given away, sold at yard sales or book fairs, being sold on line for 1 cent + $3.99 shipping and handling (by the way there are cheaper rates), being sold in the Dollar Store for a dollar or in Family Dollar or Dollar General for $1.25 and so on. I will admit that I avail myself of many of those outlets to obtain material cheaply, and then I usually give it to one of the Thrift Stores. (I have never sold a book online. The return is too meager to take the time.) You can talk about downloading books illegally online. You can spout on and on about convenience, about rights, about backups, about surmounting all the systems put in place to protect books and on how to circumvent them. Still for me as an author, I like DRM. I think it helps me. It is a bottom line thing.