Thread: Why is it okay for Jobs, but not for Bezos?
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Old 02-05-2010, 05:37 AM   #63
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Originally Posted by TallMomof2 View Post
Why should I expect to pay $14.99 for an ebook that will have DRM, only a 50% chance of real cover art, and no ability to resell or giveaway? Plus add that the formatting is rarely as good as the hardback and all I see is that the publishers are greedy and have a very low opinion of ebook consumers. Another thing that upsets me is how little authors make off of any book. I wish my favorite authors had tip jars on their websites so that I could pay them directly.
Well you should not buy it if it has DRM or is damaged in any other way. The problem now is that people buy DRM:ed books and show the support for the system. If people pay more they will not accept things like bad formatting and the quality will improve. You can argue that the problem now is that people do not complain and continue to buy badly formatted books.
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