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Well, okay, what a hot potato this is! Some very interesting opinions and explanations expressed in this thread.
When I submitted my novel to Bookbaby on the 26th, I'd done a little research about DRM and it seemed like a good idea. I therefore clicked 'yes' to accept DRM on my work. Having read this thread, it may be that it was an error brought on by my ignorance. I don't know if it's too late to change, but I can try to get the DRM removed by giving them a call tomorrow. Release date is April 30th, so I have just a month. Should I? Cheers, Xander. |
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There is a group of people who will only buy nonDRMed books, and there is no group that will only buy DRMed books. That's a plus on "no DRM" side. True pirates are not slowed down even a little by any existing DRM system, so if your intention is to prevent piracy, DRM is utterly irrelevant, so it's neither a plus nor minus. If your intent is to prevent casual sharing-type piracy...someone gives a copy to a friend or relative....then of the folks who would do that, there is a group of consumers who will be thwarted by DRM, and a growing group who will simply strip the DRM and do it anyway. There is another group who will not do it, DRM or not, because they obey the rules, and if the copyright terms say don't distribute, then that's enough. Whether that's a plus or minus depends on your point of view, but I guess if you want to prevent casual sharing, it nets to a plus on the "yes DRM" side. Then there are the folks who may be inconvenienced by DRM if they switch from one device to a device with an incompatible DRM system (like nook to kindle or vice versa) and find they cannot easily move over their books. Could cause some bad feelings from your readers, and I see that as a small plus on the "no DRM" side. So, do your math and decide. Last edited by ApK; 04-01-2012 at 06:04 PM. |
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04-01-2012, 06:25 PM | #274 |
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I didn't imply that DRM justified or excused piracy.
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Perhaps I understood the intention of the earlier (unquoted) post more easily because it reflects earlier discussion on this thread - not to mention a much older thread on another part of this forum. |
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Another issue I had with an eBook from S&S was that the DRM license was screwed up and I was unable to read the eBook I purchased. Stripping the DRM allowed me to read the eBook. These are two examples of how stripping the DRM allowed me to actually read what I had purchased. |
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No one I know who loves reading, has discovered new writers by spending money on a book simply because "this looks good", without someone recommending it to them first. So the way I see it, being able to share a book with friends and family helps word of mouth get out faster and further, which basically amounts to free advertising for the writer. Isn't that a good thing? |
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None the less, the important element is that it's up to the author, the copyright holder, to decide if that's a good thing or not, not the reader, who might try to rationalize an illegal act by saying they are doing the author a favor. Copyright protection gives the author the right (unless he gives away that right in a contract or something) to ALLOW that kind of sharing if he wants it. (And if he DOES want to allow, DRM hampers it.) ApK Last edited by ApK; 04-02-2012 at 01:55 PM. |
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Most of the anti-DRM crowd perceives the DRM movement as an attempt to fundamentally alter the way books have always been used and shared. |
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If giving an ebook to friend took it away from you, so you could not read it or give more copies to others, as is the case with a physical item, like a book, (like the Kindle lending program tries to do), we'd probably not be having this debate. Similarly, as has been pointed out before, no one is trying to stop you from lending your ereader to your friends and family for them to read on. The device's physicality, like a pbook's, imposes sufficient control. Conversely, if a paperback could be instantly duplicated an infinite number of times, with no cost or effort and instantly distributed across the world like an ebook can, we would likely be having this same debate about paperbacks. (Well, if that were possible, it would be really weird if it only worked for books, and we'd likely be in a totally different non-scarcity economy, etc etc...but stay in scope with me for the purpose of discussion.) ApK Last edited by ApK; 04-02-2012 at 03:22 PM. |
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And, as has also been said before, it's not just about money. Last edited by ApK; 04-02-2012 at 03:25 PM. |
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