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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
However, Mobileread is not "random people who share an interest." It's random people who share an interest in ebooks, who are interested in the abilities of the hardware and the format options of the software and who strongly consider how those will affect the future of literature. Also, being that we are interested in ebooks, we're likely to tell our friends about the things we think are "good" and steer them away from the things we think are "bad" or "obsolete."
Plenty of people here at Mobileread have said, "I got my [sibling/spouse/parent] an ebook reader, but getting books is too complicated for them; I manage that part." That means the MR reader is in complete control of at least two people's e-reading habits--and that the sibling/spouse/parent's friends will also be looking to the MR reader for advice.
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Exactly. The MR community is made up of the experts that the vast majority go to for advice and help. And that is why our opinions matter, and why authors should pay attention to the fact that a very large number of very vocal MR members refuse to buy books with DRM.
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Originally Posted by ApK
* I presume this group is made up primarily of the hot, popular women who ignored me in high school. Serves them right. They probably don't do much reading anyway.
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Incorrect. Hot women never have difficulties getting help with technical problems, car problems, or any other problem that can be solved by asking a man to help them. Or didn't you notice that they stopped ignoring you the moment they needed something only you could provide?
