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Old 03-16-2023, 06:50 PM   #1882
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I've never heard about a big publisher only selling at Amazon. I wonder if it's something new? If so, that's really ominous.
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This book is not available in B&N or anywhere but Amazon. And that worries me, as it's not an indie, but a Random House publication.
My reading of the situation is that some publishers, at least for some books, find DRM which cannot be removed an attractive proposition. The danger is that Amazon will find this a competitive advantage, which will in turn not only encourage Amazon to continue down this path but will encourage Adobe and others to come up with similar DRM schemes. E-Books available only on Amazon when Amazon currently has the only "secure" drm scheme? Coincidence?
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