A Cloud-Based Subscription Model for Books: The Challenges and Opportunities

Publishing Perspectives

24Symbols founder Justo Hidalgo argues that his company’s business model is a counterbalance to piracy and will generate print sales for publishers.
Piracy is growing in the e-book industry. While not at the levels of music or movies yet, it is said to have reached 35% of published books.
Trying to avoid piracy by adding more and more constraints to the books via DRM technologies only encourages pirates, who see cracking DRM as both an intellectual challenge and a duel against “the enemy.”


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