Again, I am behind in peeking under rocks!

Uncrippling Kindle books seems to be a solved problem for the internet user with a modicum of google-fu. So much so that I’ve been trying to work out how I can convince Amazon that I own a Kindle and can therefore buy ebooks at a reasonable price. Unfairly Amazon won’t sell me Kindle books without a valid serial number

Oh you just know I have a reason!

Because when those millions of people get DRMscrewed, maybe THEN lawmakers will wake up to the gigantic fraud being perpetrated and DO something about it.

So, yes, slap that DRM on everything! Hell, DRM your child’s DNA! (Yeah, species extinction would show ‘em!)

Yes, you’re thinking of individual titles. But let’s not forget the big picture, and beyond that, the nonDRMed MP3s at Amazon would include major hits with multimillion-dollar investments–in everything from musicians’ compensation to promotion.

Thanks for your comments even if we disagree on the above, and, yes, you’re right in the second graph . I hope you’ll hang around.

I’d really like to see MORE DRM-friendly comments for the sake of balance even though I personally continue to dislike “protection.” David

The off-the-cuff response to your question is “Because a single song or MP3 file doesn’t represent the same level of investment for the rights holder that a single book title represents for a publisher.” Let’s not be naive.

That said, as a Kindle owner, I am more perturbed that certain publishers are reducing prices by only $2.00 for Kindle editions (as compared with the print version), despite the fact that they have no inventory costs and run little or no risk of piracy in delivering Kindle editions. $15.00 or $20.00 for a digital copy that is entirely controlled? I don’t think so.