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		ams6110 on March 26, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why O'Reilly Media doesn't use DRM The ebook revenue is nearly 100% profit; the marginal cost of selling ebooks has got to be near zero. So if more people buy ebook "upgrades" by falsely claiming they bought the book, that's better for O'Reilly than making them prove it.

HelloBeautiful on March 26, 2011 [–]

Are you kidding? Once more ppl get to know about the $5 books, OR will have to start verifying ownership or take a huge hit on sales.

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