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It has been suggested that "supply is kept low by artificial means to make a profit". That is, of course, incorrect. Just like pbooks, where you print x number of copies, with ebooks the natural way is to make new copies as they are bought. It is only through illegal means that the socalled "unlimited supply" is achieved. So illegal reproduction is what is artificial.
Yes, with digital files stealing is incredible easy and efficient -- that is why we do need a consensus that one should pay just like for a pbook and have the same rights as with a pbook. Only then will we not be saddled with DRM anymore and everybody wins.
Of course, my flower example is not 100% like ebooks. But nitpicking at small differences does not diminish its value as an analogy. I choose it because a most people could reproduce a perfect copy of the original flower from a seed with relative ease and little knowhow.
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