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Originally Posted by murraypaul
The publishers are 'allowing the imposition' of DRM, they are requiring it.
If they didn't want it, they wouldn't have it, and they would sell books through stores that didn't apply it.
You are twisting things too far to try to end up blaming Amazon here.
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OK, lets look at it from the point of view of an author and/or publisher that has been convinced that they need DRM or they will suffer huge loss of sales. They will see a marketplace where all the major ebook retailers, that account for over 60% of sales, have their own proprietary DRM and are quite willing (I would suggest, eager) to apply their DRM to any book files they will sell. Is it your position that the retailers are not using their proprietary DRM to lock-in customers to their "ecosystem" and devices?
As to Amazon in particular; It has been suggested that Amazon is in a special position because they own their own DRM and need not pay Adobe or anyone else a per book fee. Do you think they will easily give up any advantage they gain from this situation? While other retailers might give up applying DRM and no longer have to pay such fees for the use of the DRM, Amazon would not have the same incentive.
Luck;
Ken