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Originally Posted by MGlitch
How? I’ll grant for the average customer stripping DRM might be remotely difficult but anyone here should be able to do it and help others do it. Obviously not on the forum because of rules.
Set up an account using their credentials buy book, strip drm, load on your ereader. Pay them back instantly using any of the various means out there. No shipping costs, no having to go ship it, nor waiting for it to arrive. The digital age has made this easier than ever.
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It is not about stripping the DRM, that is mostly easy enough.
It is about getting the ebook in the first place.
It used to be you could easily buy books from America or elsewhere, and is still the case if you stick to physical books.
However now, there are many ebooks available in America that are difficult to find out about let alone buy, if you live in another country.
Sure, I have seen various solutions mooted here many times, on how to get around the GEO restrictions. I have not engaged in any, even though I tried to for some, and researched the ins and outs of them all ... at least in relation to Amazon. Like I said earlier, there is only one sure method that I know could work, but problematical to setup, and certainly the part of me that says I shouldn't have to do this, resists even bothering. And of course, for those who don't realize, it does require a dedicated device or PC for that account. You cannot use your existing account PC and devices or credit card. So to do it to save cost, is a foolhardy exercise, as unless you buy an awful lot of ebooks that way, you are well in the red.
And even though I can easily justify the principle idea of getting around the undemocratic restrictions, why should I be made to feel like I am somehow having to cheat the system. I would essentially be getting what they don't want me to have.
Anyway, we have really moved away from what this topic is supposed to be about - Authors and what is fair in regard to them, both pricing and policies.