Thread: Adobe Digital Editions - question before I buy a Kobo
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Old 10-23-2012, 06:24 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by mumbletop View Post
As I understand it, DRM'ed books you buy from Kobo can be transferred to other ePub readers using Adobe Digital Editions, and ePubs you buy from at least some other booksellers can be transferred to a Kobo device using Adobe Digital Editions.
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Originally Posted by mumbletop View Post
Apologies if I have misunderstood, but does this just transfer the problem from Amazon to Adobe? Can Adobe revoke access to books? What if they cancel your Adobe ID? What if - hypothetically - they go out of business?
In theory they could probably cancel your Adobe ID, but I'm not sure I've heard of that ever happening. Same as the going out of business - possible but highly unlikely. The best solution would be getting to know Apprentice Alf (google it) and you can solve the whole DRM concern.
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