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Originally Posted by TadW
Just musing... shouldn't Amazon as the biggest book seller in the world be most concerned about (e-)book piracy if what they all say is true? If so, why would Amazon continue pushing the Kindle?  |
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Originally Posted by sirbruce
Of course they're concerned; that's why they support DRM.
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Originally Posted by TadW
... which they must know as well as we do that it doesn't do anything to prevent privacy.
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Amazon's DRM support has nothing to do with readers. It's there to placate
publishers... mainly, publishers who have largely avoided e-books before Amazon, and want to be hand-held through the process of going digital. Amazon may actually be worried about loss, but as long as they have such large volume, they can afford to ignore what waste there is (as evidenced by many of their other business and shipping practices). As always, Amazon does what makes them successful, with little thought to the practicality, ethics or popularity of their decisions.