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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
The majority doesn't care about tech issues that don't affect them. Which DRM doesn't... until they want to change platforms, or something goes wrong with their account, or there's a gap in the distribution chain.
People who bought ebooks from Amazon between 2005 and 2007 got screwed. People who bought PDFs on the pre-ADE system no longer have access to those books, unless they cracked them. And so on.
And while "most people" don't care about rereading most ebooks, especially years later, you can bet that there'd be plenty of outcry if ebooks were sold with a tag that says "you may not be able to read this in three years; do not buy with the intention of leaving it on your digital shelf until you feel like reading it because it may not work then."
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When people notice DRM/formats issues is when they own say a Kindle and see Kobo's big sale on The Hunger Games Trilogy and realize they cannot buy from Kobo because of the DRM and format incompatibility. It can bite people sooner and more often then we think. all it takes is an eBook shop selling something for less then Amazon or they see eBooks sold by Amazon that are not available at other shops in ePub. There's only one perfect solution. ePub with no DRM. Then the customers can shop where they want without having to worry about DRM & format. It's then all about price.