> strip the drm off of the ones you purchase so you can you the book you BUY on all your devices
This attitude right here is part of the misunderstanding, and part of the problem. You haven't BOUGHT the ebook. You've paid for a license, and in all likelihood, that license prevents stripping the DRM.
Funny, the button clearly says "Buy now". Not "License now" or anything else. If retailers want to make that distinction clear thats fair enough, otherwise I'm perfectly happy with the attitude you refer to.
"Buy now" makes sense because you would be buying a license.
Although I do agree that the distinction between a product with DRM and a license to use a product with DRM does not seem well distinguished. Exactly what you are obtaining should be spelled out, at least in some form of legalese somewhere that you see when you buy the product, not just in some document buried on the website you're browsing.
I don't see any mention of the fact that I'm buying a license on the page. Whatever about the hacker news set, but you can't honestly expect average consumers to pick up on this distinction without a very clear and obvious "DRM for dummies" tutorial. Legalese won't cut it. This nonsense is unethical and dishonest.
That's kind of my point. The fact that retailers don't make this clear is a problem. Regardless though, all you're buying is a license. What could it even mean "buy an ebook?"
This attitude right here is part of the misunderstanding, and part of the problem. You haven't BOUGHT the ebook. You've paid for a license, and in all likelihood, that license prevents stripping the DRM.