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Originally Posted by CommanderROR
I would love to see either google or amazon (better both) finally get something started...it's going to be DRM laden, no question, but it will have to be useable otherwise the companies won't reach the large audience they need.
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You all know my stand on DRM, so I won't go into that.
But "the companies" right now are the problem. Going by the current commercial eBook offerings (like eReader), it seems to me that they still don't "get it": They want to price eBooks at the same price as the hardcover version of the pBook - and that for the DRM version.
For the service to be usable they need to price the ebooks appropriately. No more than 50% the price of the paperback version - with no DRM. Less than $1 if it includes DRM.
"The companies" seem to be unwilling to do that.
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Originally Posted by CommanderROR
the question is... will they offer a "all inclusive" package with bundled ereader device or is it just some Computer/PDA + Internet connection deal?
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An eReader device sounds nice - as long as it supports open formats as well.
If it's a computer/PDA+internet connection deal, that raises some DRM issues. They will have to lock down the device/software pretty tight to keep people from "pirating" the eBooks.