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Originally Posted by fugazied
If publishers were smarter they would have reps sitting in communities like this one, gauging the feelings of more hardcore e-reader fans. They would soon realise that we hate DRM and that their 'marketing strategies' are losing them sales.
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Who's to say that they aren't here everyday lurking, or even taking part incognito? They may even realize that we hate DRM and that they are losing sales, but at this point I'm betting that the low percentage of eBook sales makes any arguments we can come up with insignificant, at least until eBook sales increase.
Just look at this thread - we can't even agree here. Of the 103 posts in this thread, lets say one third to one half have stated that the publishers have lost a sale, even if we extrapolate that to all of MRs membership (55000) that is only 19,000 - 28,000 sales, and I bet that that is even high. I dont think it is enough to cause them concern yet. Maybe in a year or two it will get there, but for now we have to just keep stating our opinion and letting them know. Every time they lose a sale, send them an email, conversely, every time a publishers does something you think is right - send them an email too.