@CStamp @lio @internetarchive That is *not* a difference, though?
The Internet Archive does exactly the same: buys a book, and lends it to one person at a time. The only difference is: They digitised it, at their own expense. They are also using DRM technology to make sure it isn't copied. Adobe DRM is basically the "industry standard" DRM for selling e-books as well.
Calling this uncontrolled redistribution or even theft is not even close to reality.