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Krytes · 01-05-2011, 08:00 PM

I'm a university student, and one of the mandatory textbooks for this semester is an ebook. It's nearly as expensive as the real thing, soaked in DRM, and expires after 8 months. This is the second DRMed textbook that I've seen in two years, and they seem to be becoming more common. I not only don't want to buy it, I don't want the powers-that-be to assign textbooks that are only offered as DRMed ebooks. Has anyone successfully protested against DRM at school? Any suggestions for something that I could do?

01-05-2011, 08:00 PM	#1
Krytes Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kobo Clara BW, Boox Tab Mini C, Boox Note 2	DRMed textbooks I'm a university student, and one of the mandatory textbooks for this semester is an ebook. It's nearly as expensive as the real thing, soaked in DRM, and expires after 8 months. This is the second DRMed textbook that I've seen in two years, and they seem to be becoming more common. I not only don't want to buy it, I don't want the powers-that-be to assign textbooks that are only offered as DRMed ebooks. Has anyone successfully protested against DRM at school? Any suggestions for something that I could do?