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Originally Posted by DrChesspain
If you aren't planning to copy and distribute it to others, then why is it so important to you that the ebook be DRM-free?
If the answer is "I just want to know I'll always have access to it," then just buy the used paperback.
Digital content is more convenient than hard copy, so owning the used paperback would be the less preferred option for many people.
Once DRM restricted content has been consumed its' value diminishes greatly though. The content can't be loaned, gifted, traded or sold after it has been consumed.
This lack of a secondary market for something apparently purchased is a legitimate concern for people opposed to content being bound by DRM.
I don't oppose the idea of DRM per se, but only a very small percentage of consumers would even think of copying and distributing the content to others in order to bypass paying the creator/distributor.
Maybe the model will trend towards a system where hard copy becomes more expensive and content bound by DRM restrictions becomes cheaper.