Re:How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM
by 47282847 on Friday October 17, 2025 @02:06AM
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As with music, the final product you consume involves a lot more work/expertise/people than just “writing it“. You can see the quality differences when you compare self-published print on demand to quality publishing.
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Re:How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM
by AmalgatedAmoeba on Friday October 17, 2025 @03:10AM
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Naturally. And the editors, typesetters, designers, proof readers, etc. should get paid for their work.
It is just a question of ownership and power imbalance.
The problem with the current mainstream system (both in books and music) is that the publisher often effectively owns the work - not the author.