tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254041660921847078.post8876880987075582964..comments2024-02-19T02:26:44.466-08:00Comments on E-Reading And RayTracing: DRMs 101 : what's this DRM thing (Writers side)TheSFReaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14382773423096004794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254041660921847078.post-12408678699982197572012-01-27T00:37:02.502-08:002012-01-27T00:37:02.502-08:00Regarding watermarking, I'm completely online ...Regarding watermarking, I'm completely online with you, except for simplicity : if hackers wanted to get rid of watermarks, it seems quite easy to do (at least for some current ebooks watermarks scheme). However, it seems they consider Watermarks not bothering enough to get rid of them.<br /><br />As for DRM-generating software, the cost is not on the author's side, but on the retailer's (of course included in the 30% margin). "Big" retailers are able to amortize the set-up cost on the number of sold books (Amazon even has it's own internal "DRM software").TheSFReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382773423096004794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254041660921847078.post-18485260972807585132012-01-27T00:07:35.514-08:002012-01-27T00:07:35.514-08:00Given the cost of DRM-generating software (to the ...Given the cost of DRM-generating software (to the tune of $70,000 iirc a post by François Bon), most indie/self-published authors just can't afford it.<br /><br />BTW, cracking DRMs is much easier and faster than getting rid of a simple watermarking. So, why don't published just use some unintrusive* kind of watermarking? ;-)<br /><br />*Say, a couple of visible watermarks, and the remaining watermarks within the file's code.Philippe J.noreply@blogger.com