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Originally Posted by sirmaru
I see no need to remove DRM where one's jurisdiction prohibits its removal.
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Either there are no benefits to removing the DRM, or there are some. Their existence does not depend on the legal status of DRM removal, even if the punishment does.
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Originally Posted by sirmaru
Amazon allows all people using the same account to share eBooks.
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A typical-size family can certainly share an account, and this will cover most of their reading needs. However, in some situations this may not be enough.
Some books are not available on Amazon, but are available as Adobe-encrypted epubs. An Adobe account is easy enough to create, but one would also need another e-ink device besides Kindle to read such books. Doable, but certainly cumbersome.
Perhaps the biggest issue is longer-term preservation of one's ebook collection. Will there be something to read these books on in 30 years?
Ebooks have moved into the mainstream and are no longer a niche item, and given the civilizational importance of books, these issues simply must be sorted out properly.