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Originally Posted by tomsem
Something doesn't add up here: I've self-published an ebook for sale on iTunes, and you definitely get to choose whether it has DRM or not (and the default is 'no DRM'). I assume Doctorow has access to the same self-publishing mechanism that I used.
So it is simply not true that "Apple has a mandatory DRM requirement for books offered for sale for the iPad," as Doctorow asserts in his Publisher Weekly column/blog. There have to be other factors that pertain in this case, but Doctorow doesn't discuss these. Perhaps he felt such discussion would detract from the points he wanted to make, but as it is, I feel he's being less than transparent in his characterization of Apple's requirements.
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I wondered about this too, actually. In
the iBooks FAQ, Apple distinguishes between DRM and DRM-free content here:
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iTunes can show you the kind of book you have by selecting the book and then choosing File > Get Info. If the Kind is marked as Book, this is a book you downloaded from the Internet. If it is listed as Purchased Book, it is a DRM-free book downloaded from the iBookstore. If it is listed as Protected Book, it is a copy-protected book from the iBookstore.
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Seems like there is some confusion over the issue right now. iBooks still seems in flux to me, at any rate.