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Old 07-08-2012, 10:23 AM   #48
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan View Post
Not only is it a matter of supporting DRM, it is also a matter of a sense of entitlement to ebooks.

You have constructed a false dichotomy. The two options you set up are, "Do I want to read what I want to read" and "do I force myself to read what I may not want to read just because it as no DRM".

The fallacy of those two statements is the implication that you are limited to eBooks. The truth is, you are not.

If you want to artificially restrict yourself to eBooks only, then that is a personal preference... but you then cannot use that self-imposed restriction as the justification for buying something that you say you don't want to support.
OK, here's the thing. you say my buying eBook with DRM tells the publisher that DRM is OK to use. Now you say I can buy other then eBooks. So if I don't buy any eBooks, I'm then telling publishers that eBooks don't sell.

So what's the middle ground in this case? Do we tell publishers that eBooks don't sell or do we tell them DRM is OK?
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