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Old 03-08-2020, 03:14 AM   #64
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
So far any Tor or Baen books that I've purchased at Baen, Tor, Amazon or Kobo have been DRM free. There is a disclaimer in the book information to the effect that this book is being sold without DRM by request of the publisher.
The publisher's request that a book be sold DRM-free is only partially honored by Amazon. If you own an e-ink Kindle device or a Fire tablet then Amazon allows you to download a copy of most books from their website. Those will be DRM-free if the publisher has requested that option from Amazon.

If you do not own a Kindle or Fire device then obtaining a DRM-free copy can be difficult. Non-Kindle owners do not have the download option on Amazon's website. And for most books, DRM protected KFX format is used by Amazon for over the air delivery to apps and devices. That applies even to books published by Tor and Baen.
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