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Originally Posted by GingerTez
My view on this is that if nobody buys the DRM books (i.e. Adobe DE, Mobipocket, Amazon Kindle) and people only ever buy the eReader version then Sony, Amazon, Adobe, etc will just think there's no market and we'll be left with Fictionwise being the only site left with no hardware support for our 20 year old eBook readers.
Still, I'm starting to get quite ranty on this thread so I'll shut up after this.
I am in the middle of writing a letter to Sony asking them to consider supporting the eReader format - but I don't have so much information on the eReader DRM. The following questions are for information, not to support or oppose any argument....
(1) The eReader DRM appears to be tied into your credit card number and your name so what happens when (a) you change your credit card company and (b) you get married? (Not you personally, unless Bill is short for Wilhelmena  )
(2) Taking (1) into account... if you buy some eReader eBooks and change your credit card or your name and then buy some more, how does your PC ask for the details. Is it authorised once (meaning you need to 'reauthorise' to switch back to reading your old books) or does it ask for the security details each time you read the book? Reading the details on the Adobe site it appears that the devices are authorised based on your Adobe account and the email address that it is tied into can be easily changed without having to reauthorise the devices or books.
Seeing as the answers to these questions are really to help me write a letter to Sony I don't mind if they're answered via PM by anyone who knows...
Cheers,
Terry. |
bill_mchale answered correctly 1
But to recap:
1) It doesn't matter if you change your Name/CC, you can
still use the old name/cc to open your files... provided you have the name/cc somewhere...
Extra info : Now IF you lose the file AND the CC(name) for what ever reason then in order to open the book(old) with a new/replacement name/cc you have to make a new purchase [another book ] with the new CC/name so as to activate the new name/cc so it can open the old book (after having re d/l) and this new/different book.
2)
a) You only need to use the Name/CC the first time you open your book and the application doesn't call home - like ADE - to open/activate the book, and activated book remains so unless you reinstall OS and the application*(?)[you see the encryption wholly lies within the file and the key is Name/CC]
If you purchase several books same time you only need to use the name/cc for the first book the rest are opened automatically...
b) You can have books in your library that are encrypted with different name(s)/CCs and the application will open them simultaneously, as i said above every time you try to open a new- previously unopened - book the application asks the name/CC, then that book remains open/active as long as you don't reinstall OS or Application*(?).
In fact my self have books in my library encrypted with two - different - CCs (I lost my old cc last december) and I can read all my books without hassle.
Edit :
In short every name/CC will open the books purchased with it i.e. old name/cc will open the old books and new name/cc will open new books purchased with it
[exception in case of emergency and request of change of name/cc (see
Extra info above)].
Hope this helps
Best regards
(*) I am not sure If reinstalling the application causes loss off activation haven't tried that!