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Originally Posted by lumpynose
But with respect to the format, ignoring DRM, aren't we there with EPUB? Ignoring amazon of course. So if there were some open source, free DRM that everyone could use, that might get them (excepting amazon no doubt) to use it.
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Not really, I'm talking about seamlessly being able to access any book you purchase from any store from a single device. Even if DRM was abolished, most stores don't have an exposed API that allows a customer to access his or her purchased ebooks, or for that matter, allows a customer to buy a specific ebook. There are a lot pieces to the puzzle.
Of course, "ignoring DRM" is a bit like saying "other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play", i.e. it's hard to ignore DRM.