I think Elfwreck has a point. From a practical standpoint DRM is not working. I think companies are going to have to trust their customers. There might be people who buy one copy and share many, many more, but more people will buy a copy and never share it and if they do share they might only give it to a few friends. Besides, customers are also fans, they want their favorite author to publish more and they are not stupid, they know he has to have money to live. I think most people are perfectly willing to buy books even if it was just to support their favorite author.
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