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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Some of my very favorite writers stopped writing because there really are more financially rewarding careers.
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Like streetsweeping or bus driving
Personally, I think that without the currently slightly inconvenient DRM there
would be very few 'popular' ebooks published.
And of course authors have a choice, as do people who buy the books. The fact that the majority of visibly financially successful authors and publishers opt in seems to indicate that they have made a decision and feel that they are gaining by it or losing less. A bit harder for the smaller (sales wise) authors and publishers. Kind of a guessing game and hoping that you are making the right decision.
I read posts all the time saying that people hate DRM because they fear that they may not be able to transfer their books to another reader. It is far more important to them to be able to read the same book well into infinity, then to keep the author who wrote that book wanting to write more books. A book in the hand is more important to them than the book in the authors mind. Me I want the next book and the next and the next.
Sometimes I think books are overpriced (compared to all the other books) so I don't buy them. Same with cheeseburgers
Damn that cheeseburger DRM anyway. I've never manage to successfully lend a cheese burger and get anything back but a greasy wrapper.
Helen