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Originally Posted by Ripplinger
Those people then either need to have computer-literate friends willing to help them, hire someone to do it for them, or as a last resort, go back to paperbacks. This is like comparing people who drive (and love to drive) to people who don't know how. They get someone to drive them around, there is no way to make it any easier on them to transfer their media.
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Except that DRM is not a necessity. It is a choice by the suppliers of ebooks. We know that it doesn't stop piracy. We know that those in the know can thwart it. We also know that those not in the know will get screwed by it (and those of us on unsupported computer platforms don't even get to try). All the problems boil down to DRM. So I think it's wrong to blame the computer-illiterate for this problem they have. If the files were open, it would all be so much simpler for the reader, like downloading and listening to un-DRMed music files.
Unfortunately, the longevity problem for Katsunami is a "solution" for the suppliers, since it cuts down on competition from previously bought content, and boosts fresh sales.