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This is even before we talk about a DRM layer - this is its basic structure. I also referred to this principle in the past as "undoing what Gutenberg did for publishing". Removing the publics ability to produce books.
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What do you mean by this?
Last time I looked Gutenberg invented the printing press but the general public did not have a printing press in their house. They had to go to a printer to get the book printed.
Let's say I want to produce a book.
Step 1: Write said book either using pen/paper, a typewriter, word processor, computer or other device.
Step 2: Go to any number of websites and convert to a format or formats accepted by the website.
I do not have to go through Amazon.
Upload said format to wherever I may want to sell it.
Now if I want paper books: Print it out or take the file to a printing company or I could do print on demand.
So now please tell me how Amazon has limited my ability to produce my own books.
Now if you mean that Amazon is limiting my ability to do what I want with someone else's book, then I will give you half a point. Only because the majority of Amazon/Kobo/Nook readers do not worry about converting books. But then you really cannot reformat a paper book either.
So now please tell me what you think the developers should do.