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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Amazon didn't rebel. If Amazon had rebelled, they would be selling eBooks with NO DRM. The fact that Amazon is selling eBooks with DRM means that Amazon gave in to the publishers that want DRM.
What I don't get is why bother with DRM? Tor went DRM free and they have come out and said that going DRM free has not cause any drop in sales. Going DRM free for Tor means they can charge the same prices and make more money because they no longer have to pay for the DRM.
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The difference, of course, is that Tor is a publisher and can choose to publish books without DRM, Amazon is selling other companies' products. You might as well ask why B&N or Kobo "gave into the publishers" and didn't go DRM free.
As it is, just about everyone who sells books -- ones that only come with DRM -- are using Adobe. Amazon "rebelled" and went their own direction. If Kobo's KePub is "Adobe-free," (I don't know if it is) than it appears they are following Amazon's lead here.