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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
Don't give up yet! Money will talk soon. When they realize that no one is buying, they'll have to drop prices. Taking us for milk cows is a pipe dream!
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That's a great point. Wasn't it Apple that said they realize that they are competing against pirates? They realize that they need to provide content in a way that actually works for consumers. E-book publishers still seem to want a fantasy milk cow from customers, even if they impose constricting DRM. We all feel it's crazy because there could be so much more profit, but they all view the market as currently tiny and are scared of piracy and want complete control over usage of content through DRM feeling they can turn customers into milk cows in the future if they just tie us down enough. At least that's what they portray to us. At some point they will eventually have to bend to what customers with the money want. I hope so, anyway. And I'm afraid that if they don't, all they do is teach everyone to be a pirate, which is not really in anyone's best interest. But without a resolution to this, e-books are going to stay limited as an industry, and everyone loses. It's sad.