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Piper_ · 03-23-2011, 02:24 PM

OK, a quick Google found these two hits:

In January, last year, Amazon made it easier for people who publish through Amazon to choose DRM or no DRM, and this report came out, which included this:

Amazon just got in touch to say the change is not about allowing DTP users to publish without DRM — it’s about making it easier for publishers to choose DRM or no DRM. The choice has always existed for DTP publishers, a spokesman said, and the default state was no DRM. (That’s different from the situation with larger publishing houses, where anti-DRM publishers have complained about the difficulty of removing “Kindle’s ‘compulsory DRM.’”) I updated the headline and lead to reflect that.

...Which led me to this article:

Over 160 O'Reilly Books Now in Kindle Store (without DRM), More on the Way
17 April 2009

I'm happy to announce that more than 160 O'Reilly books are now available on Kindle (both Kindle 1 and Kindle 2), and are being sold without any DRM (Digital Rights Management).

http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/04/ove...n-the-way.html

So, we know that Amazon has always had DRM disabled by default, but an option for self-publishers, and in Spring '99, O'Reilly was able to publish their books there DRM-free.

Seems like Baen would also be allowed to as of that time, if O'Reilly is, but who knows. Maybe they aren't, or maybe they decided to stick with their own store now rather than paying a cut to Amazon.

03-23-2011, 02:24 PM	#414
Piper_ ~~~~~ Posts: 761 Karma: 1278391 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle 3, Sony 350	OK, a quick Google found these two hits: In January, last year, Amazon made it easier for people who publish through Amazon to choose DRM or no DRM, and this report came out, which included this: Amazon just got in touch to say the change is not about allowing DTP users to publish without DRM — it’s about making it easier for publishers to choose DRM or no DRM. The choice has always existed for DTP publishers, a spokesman said, and the default state was no DRM. (That’s different from the situation with larger publishing houses, where anti-DRM publishers have complained about the difficulty of removing “Kindle’s ‘compulsory DRM.’”) I updated the headline and lead to reflect that. ...Which led me to this article: Over 160 O'Reilly Books Now in Kindle Store (without DRM), More on the Way 17 April 2009 I'm happy to announce that more than 160 O'Reilly books are now available on Kindle (both Kindle 1 and Kindle 2), and are being sold without any DRM (Digital Rights Management). http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/04/ove...n-the-way.html So, we know that Amazon has always had DRM disabled by default, but an option for self-publishers, and in Spring '99, O'Reilly was able to publish their books there DRM-free. Seems like Baen would also be allowed to as of that time, if O'Reilly is, but who knows. Maybe they aren't, or maybe they decided to stick with their own store now rather than paying a cut to Amazon.