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Old 08-15-2013, 06:46 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks View Post
I've posted before on these topics to say, "I'm a writer and NO ONE has ever asked me about DRM. They don't ask me whether I have it, have never complained, etc."
To be honest, I suspect that people who know about DRM don't care. This could be because they remove it without giving it any thought (the Calibre plugins will do it automagically when you add a book), or they know the issues and they've decided that they aren't relevant to them. People who don't know about DRM won't know to complain. In either case, you're unlikely to get anyone complaining.

I have no real data to back this up, it's based on anecdotal evidence, but that's my theory, for what it's worth.

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Originally Posted by John Carroll View Post
As an author, my biggest concern is that my readers can read my books as easily as possible. Therefore, I never add DRM, always allow lending, allow sampling and allow libraries to get my books at the same price as everyone else.
Same here, for more-or-less the same reasons. I do think the idea of DRM-ing a freebie is an interesting idea, though.
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