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Originally Posted by b_k
The problem is, most people are not interested in DRM. You can resell a p-book, but a restricted e-book can't be resold.
And that is one of the points why I don't like DRM. I bought a book and if I don't keep it a life long, I'm going to sell it at some time. With a restricted e-book you are screwed.
A DRM system I would accept needs to implement some sort of resell ability.
If we take SD-Cards they have implemented some DRM mechanism. So you could lock the e-book to run only from a certain card, now I would like to see a solution to allow the transfer from one card A to card B, including the revoke of the right to read the book from card A. That would be a option I would accept.
something to think about: does anyone know a Digital Restrictions Management system which has not been circumvented in the past?
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Why should DRM be a problem. It's more of an issue if one ebook is sold and copied a dozen times reducing the income and incentive to the publisher. If a book can be locked to a reader when opened then it can be unlocked and passed on when finished. Sell the books on SD cards in the book shops on the high street and you have instant mass market. The reseller is happy as it is able to sell more than one copy of a book, the publisher is happy as there is a market for the books and the purchaser is happy as they can pass on the book when finished with - just like a real book by unloading (unlocking) from the reader.
You will need DRM in some form else the market will never grow and if the market never grows then the readers will always cost silly money.
Marky