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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
If I buy Hugh Howey, it will not have DRM if I get it through Amazon. That is the publisher's choice.
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Unfortunately, Amazon breaks that rule with KFX. Even Hugh Howey's books are delivered using the DRM-enabled form of KFX (called DRMION). This is done in a way that allows them to be freely copied from one kindle device to another, but they still have strong encryption that prevents access to the book's contents.
This is not a big deal at the moment since Amazon continues to make these books available in other formats that do not have encryption applied.
ETA: Publishers and authors who want their books to be available DRM-free would make a fuss if Amazon ever did away with the alternative formats, creating a big publicity problem. This is one reason why I don't think that it will happen any time soon.