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0 pointsneilv2mo ago0 comments

I agree that Amazon getting even more control over the ebook market would be bad for authors and publishers.

But how would (hypothetical) more formidable DRM constitute even more control over the ebook market?

(Do you mean more control by preventing more piracy? Or by preventing more good-faith circumvention? Or more control because ebooks might be published even more Amazon exclusive than they already are, because of superior anti-piracy protection?)

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amarant2mo ago

Lock-in effect probably? I kinda wanna switch to kobo, but I own like, several books on Amazon.

The notion that copying books I've bought and paid for to a second device from a different manufacturer should be considered piracy is offensive.

snowe20102mo ago

That control is only held by Amazon with their drm scheme. It’s not held by the publishers or authors. It does nothing to prevent piracy and only helps Amazon consolidate more control.

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