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Old 05-12-2009, 01:34 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by phenomshel View Post
... If I can get a book through legitimate means and it is priced decently, I'd MUCH rather buy it than go to the trouble of tracking it down illegally....
Duh... :-)

Price + Availability + Ease of Use = More Sales + Less Piracy

Except, that currently, most publishers are still pricing e-books close to p-books (way too high, IMO) availability of titles is not where it ought to be, and DRM makes it way too cumbersome for the average user (try purchasing a title for your Kindle from a vendor other than Amazon, or dealing with DRM-ed .mobi on your Mac - it's actually easier to pirate....)
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