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hermes · 06-07-2011, 03:19 PM

I appreciate your explaining things simply.

"DRM is actually owned by Adobe and Adobes solution to make things readable is ADE. Of every book there are $0.22 royalties due to ADE."

If DRM solves the challenge to authors of not getting paid for their work, I support this move.

?Either you download your books with the Sony software or with ADE. When the little download window opens, it will tell you which software it is going to use to transport your book to your computer. This will make it easy for you to find it later."

I see, I can use one or the other. This does make it a wee bit inconvenient for using an ereader on the road. But I have to be prepared for this, eh?

"There are third party plugins available on the internet to extend the powers of Calibre to remove the DRM, to enable Calibre to convert the liberated files. But this is not to be discussed here."

Understood.

"You will not need it" [it means what?]

"to read your books with your device as long as you stay clear of two shops: B&N and Amazon.

Just the two shops with the biggest selection?

06-07-2011, 03:19 PM	#51
hermes non-techy Posts: 110 Karma: 50586 Join Date: May 2011 Location: wherever I can afford to get laid and eat vegetarian Device: Sony pocket edition and Kobo touch both died - looking at Kindles	Thank you Poppaea I appreciate your explaining things simply. "DRM is actually owned by Adobe and Adobes solution to make things readable is ADE. Of every book there are $0.22 royalties due to ADE." If DRM solves the challenge to authors of not getting paid for their work, I support this move. ?Either you download your books with the Sony software or with ADE. When the little download window opens, it will tell you which software it is going to use to transport your book to your computer. This will make it easy for you to find it later." I see, I can use one or the other. This does make it a wee bit inconvenient for using an ereader on the road. But I have to be prepared for this, eh? "There are third party plugins available on the internet to extend the powers of Calibre to remove the DRM, to enable Calibre to convert the liberated files. But this is not to be discussed here." Understood. "You will not need it" [it means what?] "to read your books with your device as long as you stay clear of two shops: B&N and Amazon. Just the two shops with the biggest selection?