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KDawg · 04-13-2007, 02:39 PM

There seem to be a lot of opinions that DRM has been a major stumbling block for ebooks. DRM hasn't stopped Apple from quickly becoming the fifth (fourth?) largest music vendor in the US. Most consumers don't know what DRM is and don't care. Unfortunate, but true.

It's hard for me to believe at this point that somebody will have to do for ebooks what Apple did for emusic, make it cheap and easy. People don't seem to mind paying an arm and a leg for an iPod if the songs are only $0.99.

I am a new Sony Reader owner so I'm interested in the growth of Sony Connect. I'd like to see a plot of the books sold on Sony Connect as a fraction of all books sold in the same markets over time. I'd also like to see the same plot for iTunes music.

04-13-2007, 02:39 PM	#37
KDawg Junior Senior Posts: 94 Karma: 81 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: nookColor, nook, PRS-900, PRS-505, PRS-500, Kindle PW, Kindle Oasis	There seem to be a lot of opinions that DRM has been a major stumbling block for ebooks. DRM hasn't stopped Apple from quickly becoming the fifth (fourth?) largest music vendor in the US. Most consumers don't know what DRM is and don't care. Unfortunate, but true. It's hard for me to believe at this point that somebody will have to do for ebooks what Apple did for emusic, make it cheap and easy. People don't seem to mind paying an arm and a leg for an iPod if the songs are only $0.99. I am a new Sony Reader owner so I'm interested in the growth of Sony Connect. I'd like to see a plot of the books sold on Sony Connect as a fraction of all books sold in the same markets over time. I'd also like to see the same plot for iTunes music.