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Old 06-06-2008, 12:18 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Jack B Nimble View Post
Mindy, as to your question, while you may want to exclude DRM from the discussion, DRM is rather tightly bound to the question. Mobi have gotten 'sniffy,' as you put it, only about DRM protected formats. So, for instance, you can include Mobi on a device that will read unprotected PDFs (as the Cybook does), but not if the device can read protected PDFs.
My understanding is that Mobi insist on "exclusivity" as far as DRM-protected books go. ie, if a device can read DRM-protected Mobi books, then it can't support (built-in, at least) any other DRM format.

There is no eBook reader on the market that I'm aware of (excluding things like Tablet PCs) which can read DRM-protected PDF files. The iLiad can handle password-protected PDFs, but not DRM-d ones.
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