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I'd direct those feelings at the publishers, not the author. Authors could very well have no control over the DRM their publishers use, and trying to go about distribution without a publisher (who can provide marketing and advertising) more often than not leads to their books not being read.
Yes.
I'm not angry at the authors, I'm just done jumping through hoops for them.
It is so many extra steps to buy a DRM infected file and separately go find a free file. I just find another author. DRM prevents sales, while doing nothing against Piracy.
There's plenty of indie authors who deserve my attention, anyway.
I stopped purchasing Humble Bundles because they're about 50% DRM infected, now.
But Story Bundle finds fantastic indie authors and has no DRM.
I am finding that Many of those authors sell their books through Patreon, which is a perfect format for an author who I know 100% I'm buying their next book on day one anyway.