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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
Nekokami's idea of providing an ecopy of the book with the sale of the paper version, could be implemented in an easy way. This copy could be on a fragile magnetic strip or an RFID tag, taped inside the book. Any attempt to remove it will destroy it. A scanner, proprietary to an author's guild, would bring revenue by it's sale. The funds generated, plus an extra at the sale of the book, would suffice to provide the e-book without DRM.  |
Would the publishers believe that the purchaser wouldn't scan the book and then pass around the digital copy, if it wasn't locked down by DRM?