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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Well... aren't they all locked into Adobe Digital Editions and the Adobe Mobile Reader SDK? Granted, there are several devices that support this... but it is all locked to and relys on Adobe and their software. If Adobe goes away (ok no likley) but still...
Bottom line... even ePub's with Adobe DRM are locked in to certain devices and/or software.
BOb
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There is support for ADE on pretty much every type and brand of popular device that I'm aware of other than Kindles.
True you are "locked in" to ADE but you would be locked in to any DRM used. It would be better if it were an open standard owned by none rather than owned by one company. Of course no DRM would solve the problem as well at the least cost and would require no additional work.
Given all that I personally don't buy books with DRM. There are more free books available that I'm interested in, including new releases from my library, than I have time to read. But for those who want to purchase new titles ADE seems to almost be a de facto standard.