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conan50 · 07-17-2015, 10:18 AM

My big concern is that in 5 years or less we will be left with only Amazon for ebooks and subject to their whims as to whether drm-free ebooks are possible at all. Look at B&N as a terrible example of how quickly you can potentially lose purchased ebooks or the ability to control what you do with them.
I wish we had more Independent ebook sellers like Baen, but across a broad spectrum of ebook genres with a focus on the open Epub format. I fear Amazon's Kindle store has made things so convenient that we will one day look back at embracing them solely with serious regret. And no one with power to change things like a Google has stepped up to the plate and addressed the problem of DRM, but rather has embraced it.
http://publishingperspectives.com/20...drm-dictators/

Edit: can you imagine if Google or Kobo or anyone seriously involved in this industry said: "We refuse to sell any book with DRM in our store. Remove the DRM or we remove your books".
Amazon changed the course of mp3 digital music going DRM-free. They could do the same for ebooks, maybe they are the only ones who have the power at this point, but format-device lock in is working in their favor now.

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conan50 Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 14054112 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: kindle	My big concern is that in 5 years or less we will be left with only Amazon for ebooks and subject to their whims as to whether drm-free ebooks are possible at all. Look at B&N as a terrible example of how quickly you can potentially lose purchased ebooks or the ability to control what you do with them. I wish we had more Independent ebook sellers like Baen, but across a broad spectrum of ebook genres with a focus on the open Epub format. I fear Amazon's Kindle store has made things so convenient that we will one day look back at embracing them solely with serious regret. And no one with power to change things like a Google has stepped up to the plate and addressed the problem of DRM, but rather has embraced it. http://publishingperspectives.com/20...drm-dictators/ Edit: can you imagine if Google or Kobo or anyone seriously involved in this industry said: "We refuse to sell any book with DRM in our store. Remove the DRM or we remove your books". Amazon changed the course of mp3 digital music going DRM-free. They could do the same for ebooks, maybe they are the only ones who have the power at this point, but format-device lock in is working in their favor now. Last edited by conan50; 07-17-2015 at 10:26 AM.