Thread: "Most e-books in The Netherlands are not paid for."
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Old 02-06-2014, 07:51 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by sirmaru View Post
I am sure losses on free sharing of copy protected eBooks had some share of the blame for this outcome.

Another thread active now on this Forum has more information on the Sony situation.

I am also sure this is just the first casualty. There will be more to follow. Depriving retailers, publishers and authors of their rightful fees does have an effect on the industry.
I don't agree that this is mostly due to piracy. The weird stuff: You can (could) buy Sony e-readers in The Netherlands, but AFAIK, you CAN'T shop in the Sony store. That ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by sirmaru View Post
I had done a poll on this site some time ago with 173 respondents showing overwhelming use of Alf to strip DRM. That does reflect this forum and it may reflect the tendency of eBook users who are active in the hobby.
I strip DRM. I wouldn't even BUY books that have DRM that can't be stripped.

There are three reasons for me to strip DRM:

1 - I want te ability to convert books from EPUB to AZW3 or the other way around, depending on the reader I choose at any point.
2 - There are quite some books that Amazon.com (where I have to shop, if I buy from them) does NOT want to sell to me, while other stores such as Kobo, Feedbooks, Ebooks.com, Diesel, and previously, Books On Board WOULD sell. Sometimes, but not often, it's the other way around. Also, for me, Amazon is often more expensive than other stores.
3 - I wish to manage all my books in Calibre, tags and all. Having my books spread out over 10 stores is not convenient, and shopping at Amazon only is not an option.

If I didn't strip DRM, I would need to have two readers: one for Amazon books, and one for EPUBs.

Actually, in The Netherlands, many retailers are ditching Adobe DRM for invisible watermarks. I'm fine with this, as I don't share my ebooks. The only real danger is in putting 500 (legal!) books on your reader, losing the device or having it stolen, after which someone else uploads the books onto the internet. Then you will be in big trouble.

Maybe you could avoid it by reporting your reader stolen ASAP or something.
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