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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I have no problem getting rid of the old/young stereotype. But we'd still need something to describe those in the industry who make it painfully obvious (through their own words) that they don't even have a basic understanding of the technology/culture that they want to exploit for all it's worth, yet still be free to demonize, antagonize and poo-poo its proponents ... all at the same time. Perhaps "idiot" would suffice?
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How large is your business? How many millions in revenue?
*Of course* the industry understands this. They are putting out the e-books and making a decent amount of profit doing so. They know 100 times more about this stuff than a random internet commenter, and have spent a hell of a lot more time studying it.
They do know how their business has done with DRM. It's done pretty well; they've sold millions of books. Most people don't seem to really care about DRM, and it's hardly the inconvenience with e-books that it was with mP3s.
What BPHs don't know is whether they will make any more money if they sell books without DRM. They might...but they might not. But they have billions of dollars riding on this decision, and they have to be very careful. I don't have that much at risk, and neither does anyone else posting on this board, I suspect.
But they are not idiots. What they are is in uncharted territory.