Thread: Smashwords titles head for Libraries
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Old 05-23-2014, 06:45 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by avantman42 View Post
The price is set by the author, but it defaults to the retail price. However, Overdrive has a minimum price of $1.99 because of DRM costs, so if the author sets a price of less than $1.99, the library will be charged $1.99.
But Smashwords doesn't use DRM. And OverDrive offers DRM-free books as well. So where is the cost of the DRM coming from, if OverDrive isn't applying DRM to the books?

Unless Smashwords is using DRM for library loans? (reasonable...)
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