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Originally Posted by stustaff
but as i've said earlier that has to take personal preferences into account.
With a DRM Ebook Epub I can share with my family and we can all read at the same time, you cant with a HB!
My Ebook is backed up so I can never lose it, it cant get damaged. not possible with a HB.
its about whats important to the individual.
For you HB represents better value for me its ebook even with DRM.
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That depends on the DRM and number of activations allowed. You still lose the ability to sell a book if you don't like it. You may also lose the ability to read all of your library in the future if the activation servers are taken down and for any reason you need to register a new device (such as hardware failure or upgrading to a newer reader). In some cases you lose the ability to purchase from other retailers, despite the content been the same and only the DRM wrapper been different.
Then there's the fact you're paying more for the reader hardware and books due to the need for companies to license a DRM solution. Costs that are not stopping piracy and are causing legit customers to pay more.
DRM may not be harming you yet, but it has harmed many people that purchased music only to have the (rather large) companies close their authentication servers down.