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I emailed Kobo customer care about the store no longer showing DRM status and the response suggests that this is a permanent change, that they will no longer list whether books have DRM or not.
Now that means I won't be able to buy books from Kobo anymore -- no dedicated Linux app (not that I would install an app), they really want you to be running an app (so that suggests direct download of Epubs will be limited going foward), no DRM status listing, Web reader crashes every time I try to use it...this is a business that really shouldn't be that hard, but boy some companies make it seem terribly difficult to get it right.
Here is one area where Kobo could really shine and distinguish itself from Amazon and B&N -- "Unlike our competition, you can just buy and download your books, you don't need to be using a specific app, works on any operating system." And instead they appear to be eager to squander this competitive advantage.
It was a shame, I really liked browsing Kobo despite it's not so good navigation and discovery tools.
Back to Smashwords, Baen, Weightless, AngryRobot, Black Library, Book View and the other folks who understand the importance of non-DRM books.
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