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Originally Posted by bwaldron
I don't overly worry -- there are no unbreakable DRM schemes. Until the publishers wake up and drop this stuff, tools will be available to allow us to actually own the books we purchase.
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DRM is a fact of e-book buying at the moment. No one is buying a locked title they can't open on a current device; it's a plus to be able to strip DRM and archive in multiple formats as backup.
But, hey! It's backup, right?
There are a few books I read more than once ... but most I do not. So the reality is, the way I consume books, the entry fee is the cost of a single read ... and the privilege of storing it for the next several years, collecting electronic dust. If some of those books get caught in a DRM trap, well, it's not the end of the world for me -- because I'll never get around to re-reading them anyway.
Don't mistake the argument I am making: I dislike DRM and I FAR prefer to buy a book I can archive and read in a DRM-free format. But if there is a period of time in which Kindle books -- delivered to my Kindle for reading today -- may not be able to be transferred to my Kobo right away ... it's ok. Sure, I don't want to have to pay a second time for something -- but there are very few things I will re-read again anyway. And, if it's really worth it, I'll pay again if absolutely necessary.
So -- for the time being, I'll update my Kindle; continue to buy Kindle books; enjoy all the titles I have so far that have been archived without DRM; enjoy DRM ePubs that have been de-DRMed and read on my Kindle; and be confident, in due course, any "locked" Kindle titles in the short run can be unlocked in the longer term.
Bottom line: I'm not fussed.