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Originally Posted by DNSB
If they switched to Adobe's standard DRM, they might also pick up some customers from Google Play, Kobo, etc. Or customers from outside the USA.
As for the number of people wanting to back up their B&N ebooks? Outside of MobileRead, that would be a rather infinitesimal number IMNSHO.
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Maybe I linked two ideas together I didn't mean to. B&N's sales have dropped, tremendously. I'm sure the inability to download books isn't the primary driver.
The second half was intended just for what I've seen here. Even people that buy Nooks and care enough about ebooks to post here have stopped buying from B&N. One reason frequently mentioned in this group is the inability to back up their books.
So if B&N moved to standard Adept DRM, that problem would go away. Additionally, it would allow non-Nook users to purchase books from them.