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Originally Posted by Catlady
I'm not sure I see what this proves or disproves about DRM. I've only read what was quoted here, and it's interesting, but books aren't interchangeable commodities. There are so many variables beyond the presence or absence of DRM that affect a purchase decision.
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If you are comparing two books, one with DRM and one without, better sales for the non-DRM'd book would not tell you if the better sales were due to the lack of DRM, a better book, more publicity or other cause. Comparing 120,000 books whose only difference is the presence or lack of DRM the other variables tend to average out. Maybe all the non-DRM'd books all had something else in common that none of the DRM'd books did that was increasing their sales but that seems unlikely. In any case have you heard of any individual choosing not to buy a book because it didn't have DRM? I have heard of the opposite case.