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RAH · 03-21-2013, 08:26 AM

Yes, but if they really go down and your current Nook device is your last one (because they are not made anymore), you won't be able to read your old Nook books on any newer device, unless you get rid of the DRM.

If B&N and/or the Nook division does go belly-up, what they should do is allow customers to download non-DRM versions of all their purchased books, IMHO.

They probably won't do this because, as I understand it, ebooks are only "loaned" to you and you don't really own them. Nice, huh.

Edit: Or maybe they could make them regular Adobe DRM books (like on Overdrive), so they could be readable on any device that uses that format (Kobo reader, Google, etc). The publishers would surely not allow complete removal of all DRM.

03-21-2013, 08:26 AM	#21
RAH Guru Posts: 611 Karma: 575652 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampton, NH Device: Color Nook; Nook Touch	Yes, but if they really go down and your current Nook device is your last one (because they are not made anymore), you won't be able to read your old Nook books on any newer device, unless you get rid of the DRM. If B&N and/or the Nook division does go belly-up, what they should do is allow customers to download non-DRM versions of all their purchased books, IMHO. They probably won't do this because, as I understand it, ebooks are only "loaned" to you and you don't really own them. Nice, huh. Edit: Or maybe they could make them regular Adobe DRM books (like on Overdrive), so they could be readable on any device that uses that format (Kobo reader, Google, etc). The publishers would surely not allow complete removal of all DRM. Last edited by RAH; 03-21-2013 at 08:31 AM.