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Originally Posted by darryl
As eschwartz posted, "The fact that the Adobe platform spans multiple manufacturer devices does not mean there is no lock-in." Conversion is a trivial matter once properly set-up, as is liberation of the ebook from its Digital Restrictions Management. Given the history of online stores selling ebooks the very first thing you should be doing on purchasing an ebook is to make a backup and if not illegal in your jurisdiction removing the drm. I have found the best way to do one or both is via Calibre and Apprentice Alf.
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And considering the ongoing demise of Barnes & Noble, I refuse to assume any retailer will continue to be around.
Not Amazon, not Kobo, not Google Play Books (Google will back out of a business if they don't feel they are being successful
) -- and not Adobe.
Any book that has DRM has lock-in. Fortunately, none of my books have lock-in... anymore.