> so DRM is a bit of a non-issue for me these days.
Maybe it shouldn't be, because this:
> I don't think anyone would have much trouble learning to
> liberate their ebooks.
reminds me of an old joke comparison of OS-s and airlines -
http://nedmartin.org/amused/os-airlines
Specifically this part:
Linux Airline
Disgruntled employees of all the other OS airlines decide to start their own airline. They build the planes, ticket counters, and pave the runways themselves. They charge a small fee to cover the cost of printing the ticket, but you can also download and print the ticket yourself. When you board the plane, you are given a seat, four bolts, a wrench and a copy of the seat-HOWTO.html. Once settled, the fully adjustable seat is very comfortable, the plane leaves and arrives on time without a single problem, the in-flight meal is wonderful. You try to tell customers of the other airlines about the great trip, but all they can say is, “You had to do what with the seat?”
There are indeed very neat DRM-removal HowTo's on the net. But for a normal new to the field, non-propellerhead person who is mildly interested in e-books, it'll be: "you had to do -what- with a Python script?!"
The highest number for Linux desktop market share I've seen was 4% The only number Ive seen on e-book market share was 0.67% (US - only).