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Old 09-20-2013, 06:30 AM   #72
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Originally Posted by GeoffR View Post
I think the presence of the Blackberry symbol means that the book is Adobe DRM epub. The absence of the Blackberry means it is something else: maybe a DRM-free epub, or maybe only kepub.

It seems a bit strange though. Is it really true that a Blackberry can read Adobe DRM epubs but not DRM-free epubs?
Geoff I have a Kobo (native) app on my Playbook, which I used as my primary ereader for over a year (a year or two ago).

I bought ebooks via Kobo irrespective of their DRM status and was able to open and read each of them on the Playbook.

However, I don't know anything about BB phones and Kobo, that is, whether there's ever been a Kobo phone app or not. Yep, I've got a BB phone - but never been interested in reading books on it.

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And I have recently re-tested the Kobo Playbook app and can still enjoy reading whatever book, DRM or not, on it.
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