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Originally Posted by rhadin
If Sony stops selling ebooks and Readers, don't I still have access to the books I bought because they are on my computer (assuming I still have the Reader to upload them to)?
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Yes, you do.
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If I buy a new device, don't I still have the books to upload to the new device, assuming the format is readable by the new device?
If the format is not readable by the new device, isn't the problem of unlocking the DRMed books the problem of the book publisher, not of the device maker?
So, in the case of Paperback Digital, isn't the true culprit the book publisher, not Mobi? Or is it Mobi that insists on the application of DRM to the ebooks?
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You are correct - it is the book publisher who makes the decision whether or not to use DRM. If they do decide to use it, it's MobiPocket who provide the "central DRM server" which virtually all the Mobi retailers use. There is a company called "Overdrive", who also sell Mobi DRM-protected books independently of Mobi, but they are very small compared to Mobi.
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If it is the publisher, who is responsible for insisting on the DRM, then why not contact the publishers involved and ask what they are going to do. For those that are willing to help, encourage other ebook buyers to buy books from them; for those unwilling to help, encourage buyers to avoid their books.
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Very sensible suggestions.