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Originally Posted by conan50
I don't think DRM will disappear until B&N or Amazon goes under and people are left with lots of ebooks they can no longer read, at least when their devices break or wear out. Also possible that ebook formats could shift quickly enough to leave some people and their devices ebooks behind.
DRM is bad on so many levels that I wish it a quick death. Ownership of ebooks that people 'buy' is a lie that these stores should be called out on. I'm only buying DRM free ebooks from now on except in rare circumstances. If everyone took that approach then DRM would be gone tomorrow, Amazon would insist on it.
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You do realize that this has happened in the past. There are no popular modern readers that support lrf or lit and probably a few other formats.
I doubt B&N going under will have a bigger effect and I am sure that if Amazon went under and most of the kindles broke, that would make a difference to the world at large, but not to DRM. Many publishers/authors etc. already use both Amazon and Adobe DRM. Would be simpler for them.
Are you that confident Amazon is going under soon? are you short selling stock or making wagers? Just curious.
Helen