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Old 04-21-2019, 04:56 AM   #77
BilboBaggins
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Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
Yep. Isn't DRM wonderful? About a year ago I think someone mentioned that Microsoft was selling eBooks, so I looked into it. I think the reason I didn't pursue it any further (besides the fact I'm not a big Microsoft fan) is that reading the options were pretty limited, especially for a Linux user.
Yes, DRM is wonderful if you are an author, a librarian and an editor. I mean, if you want to protect your work, you have to use DRM for it.

But DRM is not so wonderful in this kind of cases. I understand that you are very disapponted and me too I would feel this way if (crossing my fingers) in the future Kobo or Amazon would stop their digital bookstores: which future my ebooks would have ?
Kobo's mission is selling ereaders (and so ebooks), but beeing now part of Rakuten, if Rakuten decides to "kiil" Kobo what will be happening ?
Amazon's mission is ecommercing anything, today also ebooks, and tomorrow ?

Would DRM have to be unlocked in the future from where we bought our ebooks ?
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