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It's a sad state of affairs that's for sure.
Hopefully after a bumpy 2010 we'll eventually get a pricing that structure that is fair for consumers and that publishers and Amazon are 'satisfied' with. They won't be happy, but satisfied is enough for them. The bottom line for me is that I will not pay 50% more for an ebook over a paper book when the ebook comes with a number of restrictions (DRM) as to who I can lend it to and I am unable to re-sell it.
I don't mind having DRM which 'checks out' a book so only one person can use it at a time. But I need to be able to let my friends check it out so they can borrow it like a paper book and I should be able to sell the book once I have finished with it like I can a paper book. The publishers are trying to force us into 'leasing' DRMed books with a one book per person restriction for a higher price than paper. It is ludicrous.
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