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Old 10-22-2014, 10:05 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by webroot View Post
maybe a startup ebook webstore or indie publishers otherwise why would anybody discuss drm at first place
There is one enormous drawback to developing your own independent encryption-based DRM scheme.

No existing ebook reading devices will be able to read the ebooks you sell.

In addition, breaking a DRM scheme that's implemented on a general computer is easier than you might think. I beleive an Italian textbook publisher (?Scuola books?) did develop their own scheme, but of course it could only work with their own software. If I remember correctly, it was cracked in short order.

B&N seem to have moved in this direction themselves. Whether they'll make it profitable is a matter for debate (since books bought through them can now only be read on their own nook devices). It will be interesting to see how long it takes for their new scheme is cracked (if anyone bothers).
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