Quote:
Originally Posted by darryl
You won't be the only one. Fortunately, I think most of the stores are aware of this. Last time Adobe changed DRM they just did it and got away with it. This time it seems they had to give in. If stores do go this way (or also if publishers raise prices too high) I expect a number of consequences. Amazon will gain a lot of customers (assuming of course they do not do something similarly stupid). Library borrowings will increase. And, of course, some users will simply hoist the Jolly Roger and sail happily off into the sunset, penalising not only the rapacious publishers but also potentially denying authors their tiny royalties (if they have been lucky enough to earn out).
|
I am hopeful that Amazon are too smart to buy a ticket on the DRM Titanic.
Actually, it is only the authors that I have sympathy for in this. If I have to stop buying their books, I might feel compelled to contact them and let them know the reason why.