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Old 03-17-2010, 02:14 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by riemann42 View Post
So, let's put a number on those:
  1. For DRM books, I'd say 20% off. This is about the resale value of a book.

Personally I never re-sell books and don't care about that. I don't want DRM on my books so I know that I will be able to use them 20 years from now... or perhaps allow my wife or kids to read them (as they would with a paper book) on some other device than I used.

I feel with DRM I am renting the book. When I rent a DVD it cost about $3 for a few nights. I watch it once and return it. If I want to own it I pay $12-$20 and can watch it whenever.

So, if you want to rent me the book if should be about 10% of the purchase cost of a paper book.

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