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Originally Posted by pdurrant
This is true. Because most people don't rad very much, and because most people haven't had more than one brand of ebook reader.
I suspect that we'll hear more about DRM problems as time goes on.
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I doubt it.
People are not likely to start reading more so the market is not likely to increase. If there has not been a huge outcry against DRM yet it is not likely to happen any time soon.
People who don't read as much are probably more likely to be reading on a tablet. Which means they can download an e-reader App from the store that they bought the book from, so the DRM is not going to get in their way. As long as they can download an app and read their book, they won't care.
People who don't read much are probably less likely to re-read so they are not going to notice or feel affected if they can no longer get to their already read ebooks.
People who don't read much are not likely to have massive TBR lists and risk losing books if something happens to the store they bought the book from.
I suspect that more people will become aware of DRM as they change e-readers. But I doubt that those numbers are large enough to make a huge difference. Sony is no longer selling in the US. Sony users who are changing e-readers are having to change companies. Most of their ADE epubs will work on the Nook or Kobo. If they move to a Kindle they will realize they can't move their old books. Do you think that is a large enough group to make a huge rucus?
My guess is no because most Americans are not aware that there is a Sony e-reader. It is not advertised, you have to go into a Sony store to see one, and very few people carry them. So the number of Sony e-readers in use in the US is pretty small. Small enough that Sony decided that there was no reason to sell in the US any more.
What happens if Nook goes out of business? A larger group of folks use the Nook then the Sony. Probably a decent number of them will move to the Kindle because it is still better known in the US then Kobo. So that would cause a rucus. Will it be large enough to cause DRM to go away? I doubt it.