David Pogue Weighs In On Ebook DRM: Non-DRM'd Ebook Increased His Sales
TechDirt Dec 18 09Mark Rosedale (an employee of O'Reilly) was the first of a few to send in David Pogue's recent column in which he discusses the question of ebook DRM. Remember, just recently a Sony exec claimed that you couldn't make money on ebooks without DRM. Yet, Pogue relates his own experience in running a test with his publisher (which is O'Reilly) in putting out a non-DRM'd ebook, and he found that sales increased: As an author myself, I, too, am terrified by the thought of piracy. I can't stand seeing my books, which are the primary source of my income, posted on all these piracy Web sites, available for anyone to download free. Full story...
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