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Originally Posted by Fbone
I guess it doesnt bother me. So many things I do or places I go have security features that intrude on our lives. My local library has security monitors that buzz when you pass through. BJ's has an employee that goes through your packages to make sure you purchased everything in your cart. I have to prove I'm a US citizen every time I renew my driver's license. Security cameras everywhere. All these situations assume we're thieves so I dont see the difference with DRM ebooks. I know what my options are when I buy an e-reader. I know too my options when I buy an ebook.
Denying myself now the pleasure of reading my favorite authors is not worth the nonexistent gain if/when ebooks become DRM-free. I read books once and throw away.
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This sums up my feelings pretty well, with the exception of the fact that I'm a re-reader. I only have 1 reader & any future reader I get I will make sure it is compatible to what I have now.
I suspect that a lot of you wouldn't have any problems if you didn't feel compelled to buy every incompatible reader put out.
I learned my lesson of incompatibility with the VHS vs BETA VCR debacle, I refuse to get caught a 2nd time.
I waited until a multiformat DVD player was put on the market before I got one. If I was interested in HD players I would have waited until BR came out on top.
I chose the Sony because if gives me all the flexibility that I want as far as how many formats it reads, & I have more selection of stores that I can purchase from. And most importantly, I can backup my books on my pc, my external hard drive & a SD card.
I'm not about to let DRM stop me from reading the books that I want to read, I will just find a store that will sell it in the formats that my reader accepts at a price that I'm willing to pay.