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Originally Posted by Harmon
At least it's easy to get rid of the mp3 DRM, since it only requires, at most, playing the music through to another file. I'm totally ignorant about removing DRM from ebooks, but it's not quite that easy, is it?
I'm beginning to switch my mindset to the idea that I'm not "buying" ebooks when I "purchase" them. Rather, I'm "renting" them, not unlike borrowing from a library, but for a price.
Thing is, when I think about renting ebooks rather than buying them, I begin to think that the prices are too high for a whole lot of them. So the publishers obviously aren't thinking that they are renting the books out to us readers.
But what if some publisher started renting books out on the basis of how long the reader wanted to keep the book? Say that you could "rent" a book for three weeks for three bucks, or two months for six bucks, after which the book evaporated off your reader. Would you do that?
I have to say that personally, I don't care much about keeping my ebooks after I've read them. I know that there are people who find pleasure in rereading books, but I'm always thinking that there's another book that needs its first read.
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It depends on the (e-)book. If you have some story you probably won't read it again but if it is a dictionary/encyclopedia or computer science book you will read it again or check something.
I know from some downloadable audiobook sellers which restrict their use of their audiobooks for 30 years. Well, you could say I'm not interested in using it longer but you could have kids and grandchildren and they could be interested in getting/heritage your stuff.
Think about, you would have a world wide protest if your paperback books would burn off after 10 years or your car would explode after 5 years ... everything which is normal in the offline world shouldn't work in the digital work anymore.
Personally I only buy ebooks that I can 'deciper' and use with my Iliad. I don't trust shops with uncracked drm because they could act like Amazon.