DRM

DRM is appropriate for some things and not for others.

IMO, you'll do better, even after pbooks are no longer an issue,  
doing fiction and mainstream non-fiction without DRM.

But think about high dollar (more than $250 per copy) professional  
reference works. DRM on those makes sense, I think. Or consider  
niches where there is a culture that approves of piracy even in  
pbooks. For example, I have an acquaintance who does books on  
clothing patterns in various periods, print only. I gather that she  
has a TERRIBLE time with copies being made and offered to all comers,  
in ways that really do eat into her sales.

So, in the end, I think this is another case where "it depends" is  
the best rule.

Marion Gropen
Gropen Associates, Inc.
By-The-Question Consulting,  Tools for Publishers, & Classes
www.GropenAssoc.com
Her blog: www.GropenAssoc.com/blog




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