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Originally Posted by DNSB
That statement doesn't make sense. If B&N is supplying ebooks to libraries, the libraries would be paying the "Adobe Tax" not B&N. I will admit that I have never seen a B&N published ebook in a library listing but then I'm in Canada.
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Are you aware how Adobe DRM works?
Every ADEPT compatible device logs into the Adobe servers to authenticate the license as either a sale or a rental and how many devices it has been downloaded to, if there is a limit.
The file only gets transfered, via PC or directly, after being authenticated by Adobe.
The Adobe tax is what it costs to license the authentication software and access the servers. The latter is an annual charge.
One result of that is that fixing errors can be the hardware people's job, the bookstore's job, or Adobe's. And it can make for a "fun" merry-go-round.
For library books, you might get something like this:
https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/0914.html
Bottom line, Nook pays Adobe to let their ereaders open ADEPT ebooks but don't sell ADEPT ebooks and don't make recurring revenues from the feature. All the costs, none of the profits.
Edit: By contrast, for people checking out library ebooks to Kindles, Overdrive still processes the library end but it is *Amazon* that sends out the book, from it's servers. I've never seen a definitive answer about whether Overdrive pays Amazon out of their profits for this service or whether Amazon pays Overdrive for providing the feature.
Regardless, Adobe doesn't get any money from Amazon.
Back when the Adobe tax mattered, it was one reason why Amazon ebook sale prices were cheaper.