I think it would be great for Independent bookstores if they are able to sell DRM free versions for the different e-readers. I did like being able to go into a smaller store where the Staff had a clue and find new authors and new books. I found that Borders and BN were awful in that area and so I stopped going to bookstores.
If I was able to visit a local independent store and get some good recommendations from the staff and buy the e-book from them, that would be cool. But we are not quite there yet. Hopefully Tor's experiment will work and the DRM rules will change.
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