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Hey,

I’ve been sending a few pitch decks recently, and most of the time I don’t really know if they were actually read.

Sometimes I get a reply, sometimes nothing.

Just wondering how other people think about this.

Do you just wait and see what happens, or follow up after a while?

Hey everyone,

I’m a founder working in the document security / DRM space, and I’ve been talking to a lot of early-stage founders recently about fundraising workflows.

One pattern keeps coming up: once pitch decks are sent out, there’s almost zero visibility into what happens next.

Some founders are fine with that, but others feel completely blind, especially when investors don’t respond.

I’m curious how people here handle this:

* Do you track engagement at all (opens, time spent, etc.)?
* Or do you intentionally avoid tracking to keep things simple?
* Do investors ever react negatively to tracked links?

I’ve seen different approaches in this space, from basic link analytics to more controlled viewing environments, but I’m still trying to understand what’s actually acceptable in real fundraising situations.

Would love to hear how others handle this.

Hi everyone,

At VeryDRM, we often hear the same question from creators and publishers:

“Can I sell a PDF with a one-time access code so buyers can’t share it with others?”

A one-time code can stop multiple activations, but once a normal PDF is downloaded, the buyer can still copy or forward the file.

That’s why we’ve found that access control is usually more effective than simply protecting the file. Instead of sending a downloadable PDF, the document is only available after authentication, and access can be limited to a specific user, device, or time period.

I’m curious how others handle this.

If you sell ebooks, reports, or training materials, what has worked best for preventing unauthorized sharing?

One of my customers recently contacted me after finding their paid ebook on several piracy websites.

They had already sent takedown requests, but the copies kept appearing on new sites. Their biggest frustration wasn’t losing sales—it was spending hours trying to remove pirated copies instead of creating new content.

They asked me:

“Is there a better way to protect my PDF before it gets shared everywhere?”

As someone who works on PDF DRM and document protection, I see this question a lot.

No DRM solution can stop piracy completely. But if you only sell downloadable PDF files, it’s very easy for one buyer to share them with many others.

For this customer, we suggested delivering the ebook through VeryDRM instead of sending a normal PDF download. This gives the publisher more control over who can open the file, how long it can be accessed, and helps reduce unauthorized PDF sharing.

I’m curious how other authors and publishers handle this.

* Do you simply accept PDF piracy?
* Do you use PDF passwords, watermarks, or DRM?
* Has anything actually worked well for protecting your ebooks?

I’d love to hear your experience.

Hi everyone,

I’ve never used DRM on any of my ebooks before. I always assumed it wouldn’t really stop piracy, and I was also worried it might make things worse for legitimate buyers by adding friction or limiting usability.

But with recent changes on platforms like Amazon, I’m starting to rethink my approach.

It sounds like soon, ebooks without DRM may be easier for buyers to download and redistribute in EPUB/PDF form. That has made me wonder if I should start enabling DRM across my catalog.

At the same time, I’m not under the illusion that DRM will “solve” piracy. I know anything digital can eventually be copied and shared.

What I’m struggling with is the trade-off:

* Does enabling DRM actually reduce ebook piracy in practice?
* Do readers react negatively to DRM-protected books?
* Is it better to accept piracy as inevitable and focus on convenience instead?
* Or is DRM becoming a necessary baseline layer of protection now?

I’ve already started experimenting with enabling DRM on some titles, but I’m still unsure if this is the right long-term direction or if it could hurt sales and user experience more than it helps.

Would love to hear how other authors are handling this.

Hi everyone,

I’m helping a client who is about to release her second ebook, and we’re trying to solve a problem that happened with the first one.

The ebook was sold as a PDF, but it quickly started getting shared in WhatsApp groups and private chats. We could tell that some copies were being passed around far beyond the original buyers.

I know there’s probably no way to completely stop people from sharing a PDF once they have it, but I’m wondering if there are any practical ways to make it more difficult.

We’re not really interested in password-protected PDFs, since they can be inconvenient for customers.

What we’re looking for is something simple that can:

* reduce PDF sharing
* discourage forwarding to others
* protect paid ebooks
* make unauthorized distribution harder

Has anyone here dealt with this before? What solutions have worked well in practice?

I’d love to hear real-world experiences from authors, publishers, or anyone selling digital content.