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Originally Posted by stonetools
They would only have to do one Google search for the book title. No DRM would mean not have to fiddle around with a possibly illegal process known only to the techie 1 percent . Assimilation wouldn't have to be that difficult, have a cuppa.  |
I don't know what book I want to buy many times. I go to check out lists, find recommendations, and see what others are reading.
Even if I know the name of the book, I don't want to have to do a search to find it.
When I wanted a book before I had my e-book reader, I went to the book store and I found it. I did not have to go to a Penguin store, a Random House store, a Macmillan store, ect... I went to the store.
If the Publishers had no problem with Barnes and Nobles and Borders putting financial pressure on the Independent bookstores and driving them out of business, I fail to see why they should have problems selling their books through Amazon, BN, Kobo, and Sony.
If they want to aim to make the market more competitive, remove the DRM and allow the stores to offer bundles and discounts that might make me want to shop at BN for my Mobi releases.
But I will be pissed if I have to go to 6 or more bookstores to find something to read.