Thread: I got my 505 yesterday!
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Old 02-17-2009, 03:57 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Stacey34 View Post
Please excuse my ignorance but what is DRM? Is it good or bad? lol
I just want to be able to read on my 505 without alot of problems getting the books on there. I know by going to Sony I'll be fine but I would love to take advantage of some of these free downloads from libraries.
Thank you!
The smart-alecky answer is: Don't worry, you'll know it when you encournter it.

The real answer is "digital rights management," or something close to that. It means that the distributor put a restriction on the book you buy or borrow. It registers the book to your specific e-reader and, sometimes, even puts a shelf life on it (like milk expiration date). I've not tried any libraries, but from what I understand, they have the expiration dates and become unreadable on your device. I've made the mistake of buying books twice and having them expire before I ever got around to them. (Shady, fly-by-night non-US booksellers who probably only wanted my credit card number.)
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