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I have that book on my Amazon wish list, but the e-book is $39.95 on No Starch's website (so $19.98 after 50% discount), yet is only $17.57 in Kindle format on
by there 14y ago
I have that book on my Amazon wish list, but the e-book is $39.95 on No Starch's website (so $19.98 after 50% discount), yet is only $17.57 in Kindle format on Amazon, every day. Am I supposed to feel bad about saving $2 but contributing to DRM by buying it for Kindle format?
- tjoff 14y agoYou would really rather lock yourself in the Amazon world for $2 ?
- there 14y agoHonestly, I'm already "locked" into the Amazon world by them having the best e-book reader that I've owned for years (though removing DRM from Kindle books is very easy). I'm very unlikely to ever read this type of book again after I finish it, so needing it on a non-Kindle format if I were to ever switch to another e-reader is not that important. And unless there's a lucrative, legal resale market for e-books that I'm unaware of, there is really no point in even keeping the file around once I'm done reading the book.
- tjoff 14y agoOkay, valid points. But IMO, for an opportunity to vote with your wallet, $2 is as cheap as it gets (not that one sale will change much, but it is a step in the right direction, regardless of how easy it is to strip the DRM).