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Originally Posted by DaleDe
true but the prevailing opinion of new writers is that DRM is necessary to enforce their copyright so they require it and Amazon does not permit any publisher but them to use DRM. Thus in a way it is Amazon's fault, or at least their business practice. By comparison Adobe will allow any publisher to use their DRM but they do charge for it.
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So, when it comes to the class books that are only published with DRM, you really don't have an open and free format. It's either Amazon's DRM or Adobe's DRM. If Amazon hadn't "rebelled" Adobe would basically have a complete monopoly. Not sure how Kobo's KePub format fits here. Does it require Adobe or is it its own proprietary DRM?