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Originally Posted by drgnbear
I have no trouble paying for a book. Put a CD in the back with the eBook and charge me a few dollars more. I would GLADLY pay more to have both a physical and electronic copy of books. As consumers we have to demand eBook versions from publishers. Politely write a letter to the publishers of your favorite books explaining how much easier an eBook is and how you would be willing to pay more to see it bundled with the hardback. Unless they can see a market to make increased profits it will never happen.
As for DRM. I don't like it but the truth is it's here to stay. Pretty much buck up or don't pay for it. What needs to happen is an open format that can be read on any device, then it won't matter unless you are attempting to pirate material. If that's the case I have no sympathy.
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Again, Baen just seems to be on the ball for this. I have seen several of their books with CDs in the back, including that book (and occasionally, related books from the same author) in a variety of DRM-free formats. Sadly, they do not publish much that I read, but my buddy loves it. He has quite a library, just from Baen.