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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
There are several examples here at Mobileread of "I wouldn't have bought that book if it had DRM."
There aren't any "I would've bought it if it had DRM, but since it doesn't, I skipped it."
Granted, MR is not a representative sample. However, there *is* evidence that non-DRM'd books sell to people who won't buy DRM; there is no evidence for the reverse.
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I completely agree that DRM does have a negative effect on sales, but to counter the negative effect there is the positive effect of preventing casual sharing. Where we lack evidence, from either side, is how these two effects weigh in the balance. Publishers may have such evidence, or may not, but certainly I have seen nothing on the various threads here that is convincing.