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Originally Posted by Stinger
I will not purchase any ebook wrapped in DRM, out of principle. I have downloaded a few 'freebies' with DRM, but stripping said DRM is the first thing I do. I strongly believe that 'knuckling under' and buying DRM'd books, then promptly stripping the DRM, is the worst kind of precedent us ebook enthusiasts can set. The bottom-line is if the publishers are still raking in strong profits with DRM in place, even if people complain about it, nothing is going to change. Vote with your wallets guys! as consumers, that's about the only voice we have.
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I fully agree with Stinger. If people buy books with DRM, then strip the DRM, the publishers aren't going to know that you are stripping and will only see $$$ and keep cranking them out. If people quit buying DRM encumbered books, then mayhap the sellers would get the idea. Sony took a big sales hit when the word about their rootkits got out. That, more than anything, convinced them it was a very bad idea.
Sad to say, but dead tree books are still the most cost effective for me. Except for a small handful of authors whose books I'm too impatient to wait on or I'm worried about a book getting spoiled (like the Harry Potter books), I buy my books used. And guess what? Dead tree books do not have DRM! What a concept! Wow! Once I get my present library scanned (a massive job due to the massive number of books), it won't be that big a deal to cut off the spines and scan them as I buy them. Of course, I'll be all over any that I can buy already digitized and not DRM encumbered.