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rlauzon · 03-16-2005, 06:27 PM

Well, this could solve alot of DRM problems.

If there was a central respository where you stored your eBook "tickets", and all you needed to do was prove that you were who you were, it would then let you download the content in whatever proprietary format your device needs.

If you change devices, you just go back, identify yourself again, and select a different format.

The book is still locked to you, but you are no longer locked to the format.

Naw! The publishers will never go for that. DRM is not a way to keep copying from happening - that's just an excuse. DRM is a way to lock you to a format - and, therefore, a product that someone makes lots of money off of (case in point, iPods).

Anyway, I convert LOTS of eBooks. I've got about 825MB in eBooks that are in the "unread" folder right now. All "manually" converted. Some simple standard text tools that come with Linux, plus a few simple scripts let me convert most text files easily into Palm DOCs.

03-16-2005, 06:27 PM	#4
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	DRM Well, this could solve alot of DRM problems. If there was a central respository where you stored your eBook "tickets", and all you needed to do was prove that you were who you were, it would then let you download the content in whatever proprietary format your device needs. If you change devices, you just go back, identify yourself again, and select a different format. The book is still locked to you, but you are no longer locked to the format. Naw! The publishers will never go for that. DRM is not a way to keep copying from happening - that's just an excuse. DRM is a way to lock you to a format - and, therefore, a product that someone makes lots of money off of (case in point, iPods). Anyway, I convert LOTS of eBooks. I've got about 825MB in eBooks that are in the "unread" folder right now. All "manually" converted. Some simple standard text tools that come with Linux, plus a few simple scripts let me convert most text files easily into Palm DOCs.