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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
I think the important part is not everyone can strip DRM from an ebook no matter how easy it was for them to locate MR. I told my mom about MR...she typed the address in character by painful character. Does this mean she can now strip DRM? No, not at all.
My mother has a Kobo - not a Kindle - because she wants to read library ebooks. There is NO WAY on God's green earth that I could teach her how to strip DRM from a library ebook without losing my mind. My mother can't even re-size her windows on her computer desktop and now you are encouraging her to strip DRM?? Do you have any clue how difficult it was to show her how to use the very basics of Calibre (drag, drop, plug & go). She calls me last night screaming "Why haven't the green check marks gone away?!!"
If you know how to strip DRM from your library books, that's great. But don't tell others that it is simple and easy. Not everyone has the same skill set. If it doesn't work out of the box, it doesn't work for everyone.
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This is exactly what I was trying to get across with a previous post I made in this thread. I have a Kobo and love it. I have no problem using Calibre or getting eBooks from the library. I am pretty quick on a keyboard and used to the concept of using digital media on a device from years of iPod use and, yes, I have even used Audacity to make recordings for Librivox.
I would not strip DRM from a library book nor, with my Kobo, do I need to. However, I did do a little investigating (not much, it is true) into stripping DRM because there is a book I want that is only available on B&N or Amazon and it looks pretty darn complicated to me. So complicated, I'm just buying the book in paperback and thinking about adding a Kindle as a second eReader if this keeps happening. I mean, I have to sift through all those sites to find out which ones are legitimate because I even start to figure it out.
It has also caused me to boycott B&N completely. I am more bitter with them than Amazon because I knew what Amazon was going in. If I was to have a proprietary device or patronize a proprietary store, why on Earth would I go to the one with the second-best selection and prices? It is just too complicated and dubious for me. If a Kobo for the library books and a Kindle for bought books is the way to go, it is the way to go, and, since Kobos are $60 now, if you have a closing Borders near you, why not?
I'm really not as angry and bitter about it as that sounds, just a bit frustrated and disappointed.