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rogerVA · 04-04-2011, 10:50 AM

Thanks for all the replies and any further replies to come. 95% of what I've downloaded, more probably, was either free or less than a couple bucks. I'm presently without money to spend on books, beyond a few bucks here and there, so I mainly read older public domain stuff, which is what I generally read anyway, or free or cheap editions of newer works. I can see where DRM would be an issue if I actually spent more money on eBooks, which I hope to do someday when my finances are, uh, brighter.

How will DRM books be noted as such on sites like Amazon? And how do I tell if books on my Kindle 3 are DRM? And is there a guide here for stripping the DRM from your books?

All this makes much better sense to me now. And I WOULD hate to spend $9.99 for a book and then find out it's pretty much a rental, as a previous poster noted. I appreciate the info.

04-04-2011, 10:50 AM	#27
rogerVA Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 68114 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Kindle 3	Thanks for all the replies and any further replies to come. 95% of what I've downloaded, more probably, was either free or less than a couple bucks. I'm presently without money to spend on books, beyond a few bucks here and there, so I mainly read older public domain stuff, which is what I generally read anyway, or free or cheap editions of newer works. I can see where DRM would be an issue if I actually spent more money on eBooks, which I hope to do someday when my finances are, uh, brighter. How will DRM books be noted as such on sites like Amazon? And how do I tell if books on my Kindle 3 are DRM? And is there a guide here for stripping the DRM from your books? All this makes much better sense to me now. And I WOULD hate to spend $9.99 for a book and then find out it's pretty much a rental, as a previous poster noted. I appreciate the info.