Thread: Kindle store: Indies avoid DRM to reach wider audience
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Old 08-15-2013, 05:59 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks View Post
That was my thinking. The problem with free is that people think, "Well, it's free so it doesn't matter if I share it." And technically it doesn't as it isn't a "lost" sale.
Not a lost sale but it probably is a (technical) copyright violation.
To some people "free" = "PD", "freely redistributable", etc.
And, unless explicitly stated, it isn't.
Most free ebook promotions are only "free to you, today".

DRM'ing (in-copyright) freebies can drive that home without having to preach. Kinda elegant, actually.
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