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Originally Posted by Liviu_5
And how would the buyer read the book if it's drm'ed?
When people on the dark side argue that ebooks should be priced close to print because content is all that matters, this thread should be used to remind them that a physical book comes not only with the content but with inherent rights that simply do not exist in ebooks and those rights are worth a lot for me and again I bet lots of others. Those rights, not only the paper and the package.
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That's the conundrum, isn't it? Do you try to get the full rights you are paying for, or are you willing to accept lesser rights for a lesser price? It can be argued both ways, and when the dust settles, we might see some kind of tiered system, where the same ebook is priced at different levels depending on the bundle of rights you get.
And oh yes, as someone pointed out earlier, instant delivery of the book is a nice new right that is worth paying for!