Thread: Why haven't e-book companies patched their DRM?
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Old 03-01-2009, 05:37 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
i can't even count how many authors i've discovered because a friend lent me a book, and how many of my own books i've lent to friends (some of them i never saw again if i could lend out my ebooks i wouldn't have that problem). when you lend a book to a friend because you've discovered this brilliant author you're sure they're going to love, you're passing on part of our shared culture, and creating a larger audience for the author. that friend, if they like the author, will probably go on to buy more of their books.
Yes...the inability to share books with others is the biggest drawback I have personally (and why I bought my mother a Kindle). Its also the reason many of my friends have not jumped on the eBook bandwagon.

So I should say that my biggest issue with DRM is the lack of a universal standard and the inability to transfer license. In fact, I'd even be willing to pay a nominal fee (say $1) for the ability to do the latter.
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