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kAlvaro · 04-25-2017, 02:48 PM

I'm a great fan of "B de Books", a Spanish publisher that does not use DRM, and I used to buy their books at "Fnac.es". Now Fnac's ebook department redirects to Kobo shop. I decided to go on and buy at Kobo (after all I even own a Kobo e-reader). I saw a note about DRM but I didn't pay much attention to it. But in the end it was true: my purchase is encrypted.

So... What could possibly happen here? Does Kobo add its own DRM to DRM-free editions? Do I always need to check other shops first so I don't get less for my money?

04-25-2017, 02:48 PM	#1
kAlvaro Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Burgos, Spain Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Does Kobo shop add DRM to DRM-free editions? I'm a great fan of "B de Books", a Spanish publisher that does not use DRM, and I used to buy their books at "Fnac.es". Now Fnac's ebook department redirects to Kobo shop. I decided to go on and buy at Kobo (after all I even own a Kobo e-reader). I saw a note about DRM but I didn't pay much attention to it. But in the end it was true: my purchase is encrypted. So... What could possibly happen here? Does Kobo add its own DRM to DRM-free editions? Do I always need to check other shops first so I don't get less for my money?