[techsupporter]

> It seems faster/easier just to pirate from the get go

Then the author doesn't get paid. That's the difference; buying an encumbered file and removing the encumbrance still pays the creator.

[yesenadam]

The creator presumably gets a very small cut. If you want to pay the creator, why not send the full price, or some amount, directly to them?! I'm sure they would appreciate that.

[BitwiseFool]

Why not borrow audiobooks from a local library?

[techsupporter]

I do, but that's the point of the article, that Amazon/Audible exclusives are not available to libraries for electronic lending.

At that point, a prospective customer has two choices: Not buy (which is the choice I largely make), or buy from the sole source and remove the DRM.

[nightfly]

> Then the author doesn't get paid.