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Originally Posted by CJBarrow
[Quoting Fictionwise] At this time, the Sony Connect store is the only place to purchase secure eBooks for the Sony Reader. Sony has not indicated any interest in changing this policy.
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That's okay, though. Thanks to Fictionwise, we now have a situation where market dynamics can do its job. Somewhere along the lines, whether or not they're ever released publicly, the FW sales for .lrf will be compared to the ConnSTORE sales for DRMed books. At that point, someone will likely have to make a decision, because I seriously doubt that Sony's Reader business plan is based strictly on selling hardware. They'll either settle for licensing "Works on Sony" secure e-books, or they'll pressure the publishers to change their ways. Hopefully, both.
No matter the result, it's a smart move for Fictionwise and I, for one, intend to reward them with my dollars. I have no idea what FW's annual sales are, but if a thousand of us spend an extra $200 with them this year, we ought to get noticed.
There's another possible bonus here, too. This may be one of the best things to happen to backlisted writers in a long, long time.