I hate that I need to break DRM to keep a copy of an ebook. There was that famous case where Amazon found out they didn't have a license for a book in Canada and pulled it from everyone's devices. The book? Orwell's 1984.
We have DRM free music from BandCamp, iTunes, CDBaby, AmazonMusic and others. But the only place to get DRM free books is Kobo, and it's not a huge selection.
Offer me a DRM free book where most of my money goes to the authors and I'd be all over it. This recent trend has lead me back to pirating the larger or older titles.
If you want "most" of your money to go to the author, you'll need to look outside traditional book publishing - even Amazon ebook publishing will take a 70% cut. Your best bet is supporting your preferred authors on Patreon, Kickstarter or other crowdfunding platforms, and asking them to refrain from adopting DRM. The crowd-funding model works very well for this, because you aren't restricted to paying per-copy in the first place.
We have DRM free music from BandCamp, iTunes, CDBaby, AmazonMusic and others. But the only place to get DRM free books is Kobo, and it's not a huge selection.
Offer me a DRM free book where most of my money goes to the authors and I'd be all over it. This recent trend has lead me back to pirating the larger or older titles.