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SKELTER · 05-28-2006, 11:16 AM

I recently attempted to buy an ebook in secure Palm Reader format but, I don't have -and refuse to get- a credit card. So although I can buy the book from Fictionwise using Micropay there is no way to unlock it. I think this is the most compelling and legitimate reason to hack the DRM. I can't be the only person in the world who doesn't have a credit card. I do have debit cards which until now I have found allow the same functionality but now feel like an excluded 2nd class citizen, banned from buying a product I want simply because I wont jump on the debt bandwagon.

05-28-2006, 11:16 AM	#13
SKELTER Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Palm Tungsten T3	What do you do when you don't have a credit card? I recently attempted to buy an ebook in secure Palm Reader format but, I don't have -and refuse to get- a credit card. So although I can buy the book from Fictionwise using Micropay there is no way to unlock it. I think this is the most compelling and legitimate reason to hack the DRM. I can't be the only person in the world who doesn't have a credit card. I do have debit cards which until now I have found allow the same functionality but now feel like an excluded 2nd class citizen, banned from buying a product I want simply because I wont jump on the debt bandwagon.