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Old 02-13-2014, 02:17 PM   #626
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Originally Posted by ShellShock View Post
Will the publishers also be insisting that retailers who do not use Adobe DRM (Amazon, Kobo kepubs etc) should hardened their bespoke DRM offerings? What is the point of publishers insisting on hardened Adobe DRM, when by far the biggest player (Amazon) will continue to use a weak DRM that is readily broken?

Are the publishers and Amazon going to square for a fight over this? It could probably be in Amazon's best interest to continue using their existing DRM, as they will win over disillusioned customers if and when the new Adobe DRM is switched on.
As I understand it, the DRM is inconsequential, what matters is Adobe's support of ePub3. The Publishers use Adobe software to prepare books for publication. The output is the version what goes into Adobe Content Server. When they switch Content Server over it will start serving books in the new ePub format. Changing the DRM at the same time was probably just a mistake since it has unforeseen consequences.
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