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Old 08-07-2009, 06:38 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by anappo View Post
Yes, that would be another good question for expanded survey - how many would still buy e-books if the DRM actually worked
I started buying ebooks at the start of 2003. I quickly found that DRMed ebooks were a pain to use. I only bought about six before I twigged to the problems - authorising/deauthorising/redownloading for Mobipocket, or keeping long-term track of unlock codes for eReader.

I only bought eight other DRMed books between 2003 and mid 2005, and five of them were fictionwise's free or 100% rebate books.

I didn't buy any DRMed books from mid 2005 to mid 2008.

In the first four days after MobiDeDRM became available, I bought 36 books...

I wouldn't be buying DRMed books now if I couldn't remove the DRM.

If the DRM changes so that I can't remove it, I'll stop buying DRMed books.
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