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fjtorres · 12-31-2011, 08:36 AM

The move of the accounts to Kobo is needed to provide for future (replacement) downloads, not to ensure continued use of the existing file.
As long as the Adobe authorization servers are in place (one of the reasons for the Adobe tax on ADEPT epubs) any pre-downloaded ebook will still be readable as long as ADE knows of it.
The "chokepoint" is ADE, not the (generic) ebookstore.

Edit:
DRM'ed ebooks are ebooks with leashes.
And it is Adobe that holds the leash on Adept ebooks. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."

12-31-2011, 08:36 AM	#22
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	The move of the accounts to Kobo is needed to provide for future (replacement) downloads, not to ensure continued use of the existing file. As long as the Adobe authorization servers are in place (one of the reasons for the Adobe tax on ADEPT epubs) any pre-downloaded ebook will still be readable as long as ADE knows of it. The "chokepoint" is ADE, not the (generic) ebookstore. Edit: DRM'ed ebooks are ebooks with leashes. And it is Adobe that holds the leash on Adept ebooks. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." Last edited by fjtorres; 12-31-2011 at 08:41 AM.