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eschwartz · 11-25-2013, 08:32 PM

Neither Amazon nor any other ebook-seller cares about DRM, they are only doing what is necessary to make deals with the publishers who DO want it.

The thing is, Amazon is only dominant in terms of them being the only ebookstore that has any idea of what they are doing.

And I believe, though I cannot find my source again, that Amazon has offered to license their DRM scheme to other sellers, but nobody wants to. They prefer using Adobe ADEPT. I have no idea what Amazon might charge, though.

Amazon's dominance will end whenever someone else comes out with a system as well integrated as Amazon's, which "Just Works".

11-25-2013, 08:32 PM	#8
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Neither Amazon nor any other ebook-seller cares about DRM, they are only doing what is necessary to make deals with the publishers who DO want it. The thing is, Amazon is only dominant in terms of them being the only ebookstore that has any idea of what they are doing. And I believe, though I cannot find my source again, that Amazon has offered to license their DRM scheme to other sellers, but nobody wants to. They prefer using Adobe ADEPT. I have no idea what Amazon might charge, though. Amazon's dominance will end whenever someone else comes out with a system as well integrated as Amazon's, which "Just Works".