Thread: Kobo's proprietary Kepub DRM defeated?
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Old 09-15-2013, 06:59 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by paola View Post
If you buy a book from Kobo, unless it is a pdf, you can either sync your Kobo (if you have it) to get the Kepub version, which uses a different renderer; or you can download an EPUB version of the same, that you can then sideload to your Kobo (or you can do both). So buying from Kobo won't force you to abandon EPUB books.
I think the point is recently some can't download the EPUB version:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=222568
and apparently can only get the Kepub through a Kobo reader.

Another example:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=98

I don't want to find out after making a purchase that I can only get a kepub. If it was only a delay, that would be one thing, but it's not clear if that is the case.

Edit: For what it's worth, I decided to take my chances due to the 50% off promo, and for my first book, I got an EPUB download link that I could use with Adobe Digital Editions, so I'm satisfied so far.
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