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calibrated · 02-10-2012, 08:19 PM

Here's a real-life example of why I think DRM is nuts:

Today, I bought a book from the B&N Nook store (because it wasn't available otherwise). I loaded it onto my Kindle Fire and fired up the Nook app, which I sideloaded months ago. The app refused to open the book, saying "try again later." I tried to open the file on my PC at work with the Nook for PC app, and it wouldn't open it either. It *did* open on my iMac at home, using the Nook for Mac app, but then the app froze.

So I did what any self-respecting e-book geek would do: I added it to my Calibre library, stripping out the DRM in the process, and stuck the de-DRM'd file in Dropbox. Then after downloading it from Dropbox, I opened it using Aldiko on the Fire. Worked like a charm...

So tell me: what, exactly, was achieved by the use of DRM here, except to annoy me, the paying customer? Not much. And I'm going to think twice before buying anything from the Nook store again, too. Way to go, Barnes & Noble...

02-10-2012, 08:19 PM	#84
calibrated Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 179412 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3, Kindle Fire w/Aldiko	Here's a real-life example of why I think DRM is nuts: Today, I bought a book from the B&N Nook store (because it wasn't available otherwise). I loaded it onto my Kindle Fire and fired up the Nook app, which I sideloaded months ago. The app refused to open the book, saying "try again later." I tried to open the file on my PC at work with the Nook for PC app, and it wouldn't open it either. It did open on my iMac at home, using the Nook for Mac app, but then the app froze. So I did what any self-respecting e-book geek would do: I added it to my Calibre library, stripping out the DRM in the process, and stuck the de-DRM'd file in Dropbox. Then after downloading it from Dropbox, I opened it using Aldiko on the Fire. Worked like a charm... So tell me: what, exactly, was achieved by the use of DRM here, except to annoy me, the paying customer? Not much. And I'm going to think twice before buying anything from the Nook store again, too. Way to go, Barnes & Noble...