Thread: Argument in favor of DRM
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Old 11-10-2014, 06:43 PM   #141
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Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
No, in this case it would be a hypothetical argument. But if such DRM is eventually used, I would buy my books elsewhere. Problem solved.
For some of us it is too late. I have a "book" for the Palm Tunsten E2; rather it's a dictionary that is tied to ereader.com's ereader pro & is in "pdb" format. I cannot use it because of DRM.

The book is Webster's International Dictionary, Unabridged & would love to have it on my tablet. The dictionary is no longer found on ereader.com.

If I cannot dedrm it, then just an android reader will do. However, DRM is what disables any book for use when the bookseller goes out of business & leave the user "high & dry". When B&N took over, the dictionary wasn't one of the books chosen to be converted by them (B&N).

With a paper copy, everything works but with DRM ebooks, it is buyer beware of ripoffs by the sellers using DRM.
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