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Originally Posted by XanderRichards
I don't know if it's too late to change, but I can try to get the DRM removed by giving them a call tomorrow. Release date is April 30th, so I have just a month.
Should I?
Cheers,
Xander.
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Here's what I think:
There is a group of people who will only buy nonDRMed books, and there is no group that will only buy DRMed books.
That's a plus on "no DRM" side.
True pirates are not slowed down even a little by any existing DRM system, so if your intention is to prevent piracy, DRM is utterly irrelevant, so it's neither a plus nor minus.
If your intent is to prevent casual sharing-type piracy...someone gives a copy to a friend or relative....then of the folks who would do that, there is a group of consumers who will be thwarted by DRM, and a growing group who will simply strip the DRM and do it anyway.
There is another group who will not do it, DRM or not, because they obey the rules, and if the copyright terms say don't distribute, then that's enough.
Whether that's a plus or minus depends on your point of view, but I guess if you want to prevent casual sharing, it nets to a plus on the "yes DRM" side.
Then there are the folks who may be inconvenienced by DRM if they switch from one device to a device with an incompatible DRM system (like nook to kindle or vice versa) and find they cannot easily move over their books. Could cause some bad feelings from your readers, and I see that as a small plus on the "no DRM" side.
So, do your math and decide.