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Because you implied that the only reason they provide DRM is because publishers require it.
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03-22-2013, 08:07 PM | #48 |
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03-22-2013, 08:16 PM | #49 |
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03-22-2013, 08:22 PM | #50 |
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I just checked half a dozen of the Amazon published books that I have and they're all DRM'd. Not conclusive that all are of course. Last edited by AnemicOak; 03-22-2013 at 08:30 PM. |
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03-22-2013, 08:44 PM | #52 |
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Isn't it odd, if the authors and publishers are the ones requiring DRM, that they allow
the sellers to dictate the DRM scam to be applied? If it's "all right you can have DRM but it will have to be our proprietary DRM" or you can't sell your books here, why do the sellers take on that added expense/effort? Wouldn't it be in the authors and publishers interest to adopt a DRM that would be common to all? Luck; Ken |
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Maybe the publishers should have setup something similar to what they have for a lot of digital movies now (UltraViolet). With UV there is a record kept through the UV site of what movies you own and then you can view them with the Apps/DRM of various retailers Vudu, B&N, BestBuy, etc. The only problem there is that not all retailers participate (Amazon [although they're rumored to be coming on board], Google and Apple being the big ones) although if they'd done it early enough they might have been able to make it mandatory. Last edited by AnemicOak; 03-22-2013 at 08:54 PM. |
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03-22-2013, 08:54 PM | #54 |
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Some authors don't really know or think much about it.
(not the degree of sensitivity like our crowd here) e.g. Holly Lisle admitted that she was astonished how important the topic was for her readers. The depth of grokking the matter as deep as e.g. Stross has proven on his blog might still be an exception. |
03-23-2013, 02:08 AM | #56 |
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"It is still too early to tell the outcome"
Not really. Baen is closer, but has never been all that big a player in the industry, so it's hard to translate their experience in to the bigger market. (Mind you, I believe that getting rid of DRM will increase sales, and profits, both, as it has with music. But the proof isn't there yet.) Last edited by taustin; 03-23-2013 at 02:12 AM. |
03-23-2013, 02:35 AM | #57 |
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You forgot to include "but initial results suggest there was no increase in piracy."
It's not proof, but it is evidence, which is what you asked for. I admit it's not conclusive evidence, but it's the only evidence I've seen one way or the other. These discussions usually revolve around gut feelings rather than evidence. |
03-23-2013, 05:36 AM | #58 |
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I don't think they are dying more like they are evolving 20 years from now content makers and publishers wont be selling you content but only renting and giving you access to their content. As any and all devices start getting connected to the web thats the future you are looking at.
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They are saying "you must use a lock". They don't care what make the lock is, as long as it is broadly as secure as the other locks on the market. Do you genuinely not believe that major publishers require DRM on their eBooks? |
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