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Originally Posted by OldLincoln
I thought you must be mistaken, Cinisajoy, so I visited the author site and quickly learned DRM is something they turn on or leave off. However looks like new authors questioning whether or no to use it. Most I read say no, one succinctly (now see what you did eschwartz!) said:
"Activating DRM causes more hassle than it stops. If pirates want to get hold of your book, DRM won't do anything to stop them.
So no. Keep is disabled. It's an ugly, prehistoric security measure that irritates more than it deters."
My sentiments exactly.
As for the publisher putting them on.... Being one so open minded as I (gag, sounds like Bill O'Reilly now), I guess publishers have the authority to do that if it's in their author agreement, but many authors new and experienced are doing self-publishing and it's their call.
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All the big publishers do DRM.
Now I can tell you that the person publishing the book on Amazon makes the choice. That can be either the author or the publisher.
Note: the publisher is the one that Amazon pays.
I know a couple of small publishers.
Welcome to a new world of book publishing.
I have seen arguments on everything from pricing, to DRM, to formatting, to why grammar doesn't matter. (It only matters if the author wants to make money. )
I have several authors as Facebook friends. Some eek out a living and others are swimming in a tub of money.