(a) who said anything about DRM and (2) free advertising schmee advertising. There's plenty of evidence to show that pirated books/movies/music/software don't lead to more sales.¹ My goal is to maximize freedom of the users of the book (if you buy a PDF copy, you should be able to have it on every device you own if you like), with a mild disincentive against sharing the files against the terms of the sale.
1. And please don't give me any of that Corey Doctorow–inspired stuff.² I've heard it all before. I've heard the other side too—I've seen friends' sales crater when a pirated copy of their book showed up on some site and then rebound after it was taken down.
2. As an aside, the one Doctorow book I've read was Pirate Cinema which was not good. I did read a long story of his in 21st Century Science Fiction which started out good and had an interesting premise, but ultimately failed to deliver on its promise. I've been told some of his other books are good though.
1. And please don't give me any of that Corey Doctorow–inspired stuff.² I've heard it all before. I've heard the other side too—I've seen friends' sales crater when a pirated copy of their book showed up on some site and then rebound after it was taken down.
2. As an aside, the one Doctorow book I've read was Pirate Cinema which was not good. I did read a long story of his in 21st Century Science Fiction which started out good and had an interesting premise, but ultimately failed to deliver on its promise. I've been told some of his other books are good though.