Sue Knott's Blog: Knott The Screaming Type - Posts Tagged "pirating"
Does anyone care about ebook sharing?
I hate to admit it, but I'm not very tech-savvy. I have an e-reader, but if I want to do anything more than simply read a book on it, I have to look up step-by-step instructions.
So, when it came time to digitize my books, I told my publisher I did not want them to have DRM (Digital Rights Management). I didn't really understand DRM (still don't...my bad), but I didn't want to put barriers between my readers sharing my books with their friends.
Unfortunately, I didn't understand how much pirating was going on. I figured that most readers would be a bit wary of getting a computer virus from any of the sketchy free-download sites. But, now I see that someone is pirating my print book and selling it on Amazon's UK site.
So, my question is: How important is it to you to own ebooks that don't have DRM? Do you ever lend out your ebooks at all? Opinions are welcome.
So, when it came time to digitize my books, I told my publisher I did not want them to have DRM (Digital Rights Management). I didn't really understand DRM (still don't...my bad), but I didn't want to put barriers between my readers sharing my books with their friends.
Unfortunately, I didn't understand how much pirating was going on. I figured that most readers would be a bit wary of getting a computer virus from any of the sketchy free-download sites. But, now I see that someone is pirating my print book and selling it on Amazon's UK site.
So, my question is: How important is it to you to own ebooks that don't have DRM? Do you ever lend out your ebooks at all? Opinions are welcome.
Knott The Screaming Type
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