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Originally Posted by Alisa
The only thing that worries me is how we can get to DRM-free with books. Having DRM-free be standard or, short of that, fair, non-cumbersome and widely-adopted DRM seems to me to be a must for ebooks to take off but publishers worry about people downloading without paying.
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I have absolutely no problem with DRM for e-books as long as it doesn't cause me to lose books if the reader is lost/stolen/explodes, doesn't require me to enter passwords or other onerous access procedures, etc.
The Amazon model is quite acceptable with only two annoyances for me: Minor - you can't loan books, to the dismay of one of my brothers (but you can share with people on your account if they pony up the $360 for their own Kindle), and Major - there appears to be no mechanism for transferring ownership in case of the death of the account owner. I'd hate to build up a library of thousands of books, only to have them disappear when I die. I have 4,000 printed books, and I like the idea that my heirs will be able to keep them in the family if they see fit.