Thread: Yup, another one of these. Help an open-source vigilante?
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Old 08-28-2011, 09:42 AM   #58
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Originally Posted by SmokeAndMirrors View Post
The approach of this one is appealing to me, as an example.

http://www.pixelar.co.uk/ebookdetails.php?ID=1

They have their own bookstore. They allow creators to choose DRM or not. They will keep record of your purchases so you can download them again if need be, but some DRM's only allow 3 downloads. If you reach that limit, you can contact them and they will reset the limit for you.

This shows effort on their part to make sure that when you pay for something, it is actually yours.

It also accepts a large variety of file formats, so it is not trying to lock you into "their" format.

I don't know if the firmware is open-source - probably not. It would probably be hoisting that flag high if it did.

But this is an example of what I am looking for in terms of how they are handling their stores and formats. I have no idea whether the reader itself suits me yet, but I'm definitely paying attention now.

EDIT: It also uses FBReader for most formats, which is an open-source program. More points for them.

EDIT2: And this one comes with open-source firmware is standard. It DOES exist!
http://ereaderguide.info/azbooka_n51...der_review.htm
Amazon and BN allow authors to chose to use DRM or not. It is not something forced on the author.
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