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I read 27 books last year, mostly relatively short novels. At that speed, I’m not going to work through my backlog of public domain classics before I'm dead in
by bentley 4y ago
I read 27 books last year, mostly relatively short novels. At that speed, I’m not going to work through my backlog of public domain classics before I'm dead in a few decades. Particularly since copyrights have started expiring in the US again at a rate of one year’s worth per year.
- barbazoo 4y agoIt's great that works for you. Some people will want to read books though that are not public domain.
- bentley 4y agoYes, I mentioned DRM‐free publishers for that reason. Tor, for example, has a no‐DRM policy and remains a big player in [copyrighted] fantasy. Some people will still want to read ebooks that aren’t available DRM‐free from anywhere. I don’t expect to convert everyone to my way of thinking. But by advocating DRM‐free media, especially in scenarios like this where publishers use their power in ways people don’t like, I hope to convince some people who wouldn’t have thought about it otherwise. And, too, it’s like free software. People can benefit greatly from using some free software some of the time, even if they never desire to use all free software all of the time. People who purchase some of their books DRM‐free improve the state of the industry even if they don’t have 100% devotion to DRM‐free media.