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JSWolf · 10-13-2014, 09:09 AM

Here is the main reason against DRM. The people that are going to share your eBook on the net can remove the DRM no problem. The people that do not remove DRM are the ones you'll be inconveniencing. So why bother with DRM? All it does is add cost to your eBook. It does nothing to stop the eBooks from being shared over the net and it says that you think your paying customers are crooks before they even download your eBook.

I can strip the DRM in the time it takes to load the eBook into a Calibre library. So please trust your customers and don't add DRM. You don't need it, they don't need it and the ones you do need DRM for can remove it so it's a lose-lose situation.

10-13-2014, 09:09 AM	#95
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,083 Karma: 148029447 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Here is the main reason against DRM. The people that are going to share your eBook on the net can remove the DRM no problem. The people that do not remove DRM are the ones you'll be inconveniencing. So why bother with DRM? All it does is add cost to your eBook. It does nothing to stop the eBooks from being shared over the net and it says that you think your paying customers are crooks before they even download your eBook. I can strip the DRM in the time it takes to load the eBook into a Calibre library. So please trust your customers and don't add DRM. You don't need it, they don't need it and the ones you do need DRM for can remove it so it's a lose-lose situation.