Many of the participants in the Reddit thread on e-book pricing question whether, when we buy something, we’re buying the content - the novel or the album, for example - or whether we’re buying access to a sanctioned content delivery mechanism - a DRM version of that book or record. The publishing and record industry may want to keep those intertwined, but I’m not sure consumers see content the same way.
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The key here is CONVENIENCE. Convenience convenience convenience. It’s what people pay for. 15% of Spotify active users...
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Many of the participants in the Reddit thread on e-book pricing question whether, when we buy something, we’re buying...
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I still think when you buy a physical copy of a book (or record or movie) a DRM-free digital copy should always be...
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