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Originally Posted by fjtorres
And the only reason they *chose* to do away with DRM was they were tired of Apple's one-price-fits-all policy and wanted a counter to Apple's iTunes domination. So they went DRM free with Amazon to allow them to window prices; high at release, lower over time. They *wanted* discounting.
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They could have done discounting without removing DRM.
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In ebooks, the BPHs (alleged) "fear of Amazon" drove them into a conspiracy with Apple to raise prices and stop discounting.
Sorry, but I don't see the parallel. I don't think selling three minute disposable-music singles has much to teach us about selling digital novels. For starters the demographics and consumption modes are totally different. To say nothing of the revenue streams for the two industries. (I don't think many authors are going to sell out stadiums for readings of their latest book.)
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Does the recording industry care about stadiums?
The question is whether or not the removal of DRM would lead to consumers abandoning the paid downloads for illegal downloads. If one assumes that music is more disposable than novels, it would seem likely that music seekers would be more likely to seek the illegal sources than readers would.
Are readers more profligate criminals than music listeners are? If the removal of DRM from music didn't lead to collapse, why would it do so for books?