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Originally Posted by fugazied
The real problem is that publisher see this as a reason to create more restrictive draconian DRM when in fact it should make them want to be more like some aspects of iTunes. Specifically providing an easy way for people to buy ebooks at a reasonable price like iTunes does for music/tv/movies. When people can easily get media at a reasonable price and reasonable DRM, they just buy it.
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Now obviously they won't eliminate piracy completely, its going to still be there, they should just try to do all they can to encourage people to go for the legal options, treat their customers with a bit of respect rather than assuming they are all potential thieves.
The other thing publishers should avoid, but probably won't, is this tendency to claim every illegal download is a lost sale, its a stupid argument as there's no real way to know how many would buy it for sure.