Open Market Anti-DRM EReader

RFA07 · 01-11-2012, 09:14 PM

Hello;

I'm looking for an 'E'Reader' that would be good in the area of
non-proprietory e-book web-sites.
Where there would be no digital rights management controls
put on what is downloaded.

Also, I have over several years built up a library, now stored on disks,
of my favorite books which are non-drm. Which I would also like to access with an ereader.

So the bottom line, is, what is out there in this category of EReader?

Thank you,

r

robko · 01-12-2012, 10:24 AM

None of the mainstream readers (Kobo, Kindle, Sony, Nook) will restrict you from adding non-DRM material to your reader (AFAIK Nook reserves part of it's memory for Nook proprietary books, but that's as close as a restriction would come). You are better to look at what format your books are in (likely e-pub) and get a reader that easily accepts that (although Calibre will let you convert format). The DRM is on the actual book file, so the reader just needs to be able to decode that (rather than DRM being imposed by the reader).

HarryT · 01-12-2012, 10:31 AM

All readers will let you read DRM-free books. The fact that they also support DRM doesn't mean that you can't read books whih don't have DRM.

RFA07 · 01-12-2012, 04:10 PM

Thank you for your very helpful advice!

r

01-11-2012, 09:14 PM	#1
RFA07 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	Open Market Anti-DRM EReader Hello; I'm looking for an 'E'Reader' that would be good in the area of non-proprietory e-book web-sites. Where there would be no digital rights management controls put on what is downloaded. Also, I have over several years built up a library, now stored on disks, of my favorite books which are non-drm. Which I would also like to access with an ereader. So the bottom line, is, what is out there in this category of EReader? Thank you, r

01-12-2012, 10:24 AM	#2
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	None of the mainstream readers (Kobo, Kindle, Sony, Nook) will restrict you from adding non-DRM material to your reader (AFAIK Nook reserves part of it's memory for Nook proprietary books, but that's as close as a restriction would come). You are better to look at what format your books are in (likely e-pub) and get a reader that easily accepts that (although Calibre will let you convert format). The DRM is on the actual book file, so the reader just needs to be able to decode that (rather than DRM being imposed by the reader). Last edited by robko; 01-12-2012 at 10:26 AM.

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01-12-2012, 10:31 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	All readers will let you read DRM-free books. The fact that they also support DRM doesn't mean that you can't read books whih don't have DRM.

01-12-2012, 04:10 PM	#4
RFA07 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	Thank you for your very helpful advice! r

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