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limone · 04-13-2012, 12:10 PM

Thank you for your answer. Yes, this could work. The download key could even be sent by e-mail to the purchaser.

I'm not so much worried about breaking DRM. As you say, if they want to, they can break it. I just want to prevent that students can e-mail the downloaded file to their friends, without breaking DRM. How could I prevent in the selling scheme you proposed that a downloaded file would spread fast among the tight-knitted student networks? Can the downloaded files still be "embedded, and therefore somewhat protected from easy copying, in the personal Kindle software or the Adobe Digital Editions software?

Bit of our background. We are a group of students in Ecuador who want to publish the best student thesis and a review journal. The problem is that we lack the financial means to print them and the students don't have enough money to buy printed products. The solution could be an electronic version to bring the price down (say 5 USD per thesis). Still, the publisher group depends on a small income, which we run the risk of losing if students just could sent themselves the files someone bought.

Thank you so much for any input!

Limone

04-13-2012, 12:10 PM	#3
limone Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: iPad2	Thank you for your answer. Yes, this could work. The download key could even be sent by e-mail to the purchaser. I'm not so much worried about breaking DRM. As you say, if they want to, they can break it. I just want to prevent that students can e-mail the downloaded file to their friends, without breaking DRM. How could I prevent in the selling scheme you proposed that a downloaded file would spread fast among the tight-knitted student networks? Can the downloaded files still be "embedded, and therefore somewhat protected from easy copying, in the personal Kindle software or the Adobe Digital Editions software? Bit of our background. We are a group of students in Ecuador who want to publish the best student thesis and a review journal. The problem is that we lack the financial means to print them and the students don't have enough money to buy printed products. The solution could be an electronic version to bring the price down (say 5 USD per thesis). Still, the publisher group depends on a small income, which we run the risk of losing if students just could sent themselves the files someone bought. Thank you so much for any input! Limone