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Re: Electronic versions of B5 books [message #1738 is a reply to message #1737]

Sat, 21 July 2012 09:12

Wayne Dernoncourt
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Registered: July 2012

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On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:22:54 -0400, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote
(in article <0001HW.CC2EE1FE00005CEFB05949DF@news.panix.com>):

> On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:20:32 -0400, Nicole Massey wrote
> (in article ):
>
>>
>> "Wayne Dernoncourt" wrote in message
>> news:0001HW.CC28CD7E00015F9EB030A9DF@news.panix.com...
>>> On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:38:18 -0400, Nicole Massey wrote
>>> (in article ):
>>>
>>>
>>>>> After doing some more thinking about this stuff what about embedding
>>>>> the buyers name, email, address, etc. in each copy (multiple times).
>>>>> Each person
>>>>> would be able to "buy" one copy/license for each copy of the volume. I
>>>>> typically buy two copies of each volume, I don't know why, my wife is
>>>>> pretty
>>>>> sure I'm crazy but that is a different issue. But since I buy two
>>>>> copies
>>>>> and deliver to the same address, I would be eligible to get 1 electronic
>>>>> version for all of my electronic gadgets - format's not withstanding. I
>>>>> don't know if PDF, some sort of Amazon/Apple format would be more
>>>>> appropriate
>>>>> since the more proprietary formats would lend themselves to additional
>>>>> features but also obsolescence.
>>>>
>>>> A common tactic in RPG books is to watermark the buyer's name on each
>>>> page of the pdf.
>>>
>>> How effective is this tactic? I don't think that DRM is actually very
>>> effective in practice, but I do respect every author the right to
>>> protect their property.
>>
>> Not sure. It persists, so it must be working on some level, but since I'm
>> blind I don't actually run into it in the things I use, so I can't say if
>> it's a deterrent.
>
> Hopefully someone else that has experience can chime in here....

Re-reading what I wrote it sounds like I'm minimizing what you said.
I didn't mean to imply that, I was wondering if someone else has more
information about the level of success that embedding the purchasers
information in the file.

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		Electronic versions of B5 books By: Wayne Dernoncourt on Fri, 13 July 2012 07:14
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Fri, 13 July 2012 08:58
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: PhantomSteve on Fri, 13 July 2012 11:15
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Wayne Dernoncourt on Sun, 15 July 2012 09:57
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Sun, 15 July 2012 13:38
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Wayne Dernoncourt on Sun, 15 July 2012 19:41
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Mon, 16 July 2012 04:20
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Wayne Dernoncourt on Fri, 20 July 2012 10:22
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Wayne Dernoncourt on Sat, 21 July 2012 09:12
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 25 July 2012 02:42
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Andrew Swallow on Wed, 25 July 2012 11:03
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 27 July 2012 02:29
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Bruce Goatly on Fri, 27 July 2012 04:15
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 27 July 2012 12:59
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Fri, 27 July 2012 15:49
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 27 July 2012 16:27
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Fri, 27 July 2012 19:34
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Dennis \(Icarus\) on Fri, 27 July 2012 21:09
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Sat, 28 July 2012 08:07
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Sat, 28 July 2012 02:50
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Mon, 12 November 2012 13:32
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Dennis \(Icarus\) on Tue, 13 November 2012 00:45
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Tue, 13 November 2012 15:31
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 14 November 2012 03:16
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Jan on Wed, 14 November 2012 11:20
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 14 November 2012 12:39
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Jan on Wed, 14 November 2012 16:29
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 14 November 2012 19:01
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Jan on Wed, 14 November 2012 19:38
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Wed, 14 November 2012 22:06
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Dennis \(Icarus\) on Thu, 15 November 2012 21:47
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Thu, 15 November 2012 01:14
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Jan on Thu, 15 November 2012 07:59
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Thu, 15 November 2012 18:33
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 16 November 2012 00:22
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Fri, 16 November 2012 09:44
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Fri, 16 November 2012 11:53
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Fri, 16 November 2012 15:10
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 16 November 2012 17:39
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Fri, 16 November 2012 19:39
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Sat, 17 November 2012 10:29
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 16 November 2012 17:34
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 16 November 2012 17:51
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Sat, 17 November 2012 10:31
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Sat, 17 November 2012 10:28
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Thu, 15 November 2012 18:23
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 16 November 2012 00:13
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Fri, 16 November 2012 09:40
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 16 November 2012 17:30
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Sat, 17 November 2012 10:24
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Dennis \(Icarus\) on Sun, 18 November 2012 10:44
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Doug Freyburger on Mon, 19 November 2012 11:43
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Mon, 19 November 2012 13:35
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: zofran on Fri, 30 November 2012 10:02
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		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Thu, 13 December 2012 10:40
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: cmadams on Thu, 13 December 2012 16:57
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: news on Tue, 14 June 2016 14:04
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: denebeim on Sun, 02 December 2012 02:34
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: John W. Kennedy on Sun, 02 December 2012 11:08
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Thu, 13 December 2012 10:50
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: news on Tue, 14 June 2016 14:04
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: denebeim on Sat, 06 October 2012 13:06
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 17 October 2012 16:59
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: John W. Kennedy on Wed, 17 October 2012 23:05
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Thu, 18 October 2012 00:33
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Matthew Vincent on Sat, 03 November 2012 02:48
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Mon, 05 November 2012 18:52
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Jan on Wed, 07 November 2012 16:27
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Wed, 07 November 2012 20:32
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Dennis \(Icarus\) on Wed, 07 November 2012 21:43
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Thu, 08 November 2012 00:22
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Bruce Goatly on Thu, 08 November 2012 05:37
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Thu, 08 November 2012 12:16
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Mon, 12 November 2012 13:41
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 14 November 2012 03:21
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: denebeim on Fri, 23 November 2012 14:04
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Jan on Fri, 23 November 2012 14:08
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: denebeim on Fri, 23 November 2012 14:20
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Tue, 27 November 2012 19:11
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		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: John W. Kennedy on Thu, 08 November 2012 15:36
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Thu, 08 November 2012 19:51
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Mon, 12 November 2012 13:43
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 14 November 2012 03:36
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Wed, 14 November 2012 09:51
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 14 November 2012 12:41
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Wed, 14 November 2012 15:00
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Wed, 14 November 2012 18:57
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Wed, 14 November 2012 19:10
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Thu, 15 November 2012 01:15
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Thu, 15 November 2012 07:58
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Thu, 15 November 2012 23:52
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Thu, 15 November 2012 23:56
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Fri, 16 November 2012 08:18
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Fri, 16 November 2012 17:24
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Fri, 16 November 2012 19:35
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: StarFuryG7 on Tue, 27 November 2012 19:31
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Tue, 27 November 2012 20:01
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Thu, 15 November 2012 18:11
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: John W. Kennedy on Thu, 15 November 2012 21:20
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		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Amy Guskin on Wed, 28 November 2012 16:11
		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Nicole Massey on Thu, 08 November 2012 17:14
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		Re: Electronic versions of B5 books By: Matthew Vincent on Thu, 15 November 2012 23:49
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