Tag Archives: DRM

by | March 8, 2011

More Restriction leads to higher Piracy!!

One thing that publishers have to start understand is that the tighter control they try to put on the ebook industry by 1. Controlling the release of the books as ebooks 2. Controllling the price of ebooks 3. Controlling the … Continue reading →

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by | February 17, 2010

What Stops Users From Buying an Ebook

American Editor recently ran a poll to figure out what stops users from buying an ebook. The results are out and no surprises. 1. 57% of the users feel that they are not comfortable buying ebooks due to DRM restrictions … Continue reading →

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by | January 19, 2010

Amazon Launches “Self-Publish”

Source: Amazon DTP website Dear Publishers, We are pleased to announce the worldwide launch of DTP with support for English, French, and German languages. With this launch, authors and publishers around the world can use DTP to upload and sell … Continue reading →

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by | January 16, 2010

Too Many eBook Readers Might Lead to Too Much Confusion

2010 is going to be flooded with too many ebook devices. Almost every electronics company, book retailer and publishers might launch their own devices. But would so many options leave all consumers happy and satisfied? Analysts predict there would be … Continue reading →

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by | December 18, 2009

Sony defends DRM and higher price point for ebooks

Steve Haber, of the Digital Reading Business division at Sony, doesn’t see DRM vanishing soon. and feels that that the Amazon’s price point of $9.99 fits the bestseller pricing strategy and the prices of ebook should vary anywhere between $10-$20 … Continue reading →

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