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Originally Posted by tompe
I cannot choose any alternative since I refuse to buy a DRM infested book. It does not matter that I can remove the DRM. I do not want to support DRM books which I do if i buy them.
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While I agree with you on principle, I am trying to be realistic.
In the real world, if I can strip the DRM easily, and if the price is right, I'll buy a book which interests me.
What prompted this poll, was this: I almost clicked "Buy" for one of the Lonely Planet country guide books, which have become available in AZW format. But then I realized that it is in Topaz format, so I did not purchase it. Instead, I will use the couple of paper books I have (one is the same LP edition) and probably download one of the widely available PDF versions to try on my laptop.
LP has already made a lot of $$ from me, but they and Amazon missed out on this purchase. Because of DRM.
I was curious if others feels similarly, and what the ratio among the different attitudes towards purchasing DRM-ed books is.