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Mrs ploppy keeps saying "How are you going to make any money if you just give them away?" I point at the printouts stuck to the wall above my computer -- an email from someone who probably hasn't read a book since leaving school, the 70p I made from a Paypal donation, and someone's blog entry that mentions me. "I'll make money from them, and people like them as soon as they notice me." But if not, no big deal. |
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I cant understand why DRM exists. All it does is serve to inconvenience people and even hinder sales in some respects.
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EDIT: Also operating systems, like Windows, which often require activation. I'm sure there's still plenty more. Last edited by ApK; 04-27-2011 at 05:22 PM. |
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I'm not at all persuaded by your arguments, so the publisher(s) that you represent - if that's the case - will just have to continue doing without my business. When I buy e-books, it'll be from sources such as BeWrite Books, O'Reilly Books, Baen Books, Smashwords, and so on. Last edited by boxcorner; 04-27-2011 at 06:13 PM. |
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And they're in the UK. I'd have liked to have some US case law on it. ![]() |
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In other words, when someone 'buys' an e-book with DRM, what they are paying for is the privilege of using it - they don't own it and their use of it is severely restricted. Last edited by boxcorner; 04-27-2011 at 06:25 PM. |
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I simply would never buy DRM protected stuff if I lived in a country with such blatant disregards for personal freedoms. Having to pay for a product that is a threat to your personal freedom is beyond me.
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