Revisiting DRM: What about Books?

The battle lines have become so fixed, in fact that you almost don't hear those letters debated at all any more. That's also because the war has already been fought, and largely lost, when it comes to music. But what about books, now that they've become digitized? Should the arguments, the answers, and the result (entrenched, opposing camps) be the same?

We all know what happened to musicians once Napster came along – millions of people started downloading their music without paying a dime to the authors or publishers of that music. If you're an author, and particularly an author of fiction (i.e., entertainment) as compared to non-fiction (i.e., ideas and information) what should your position be? And while we're at it, what would your reaction be if you found out that your book(s) have already been pirated?

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