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Old 04-22-2021, 07:36 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by teh_codez View Post
There's another common use for DRM: To lock out competing applications/devices. For instance, IIRC the Mobiscribe can't read Kindle's DRM'd mobi's so anyone who buys Kindle-DRM'd books needs to buy a Kindle.

And, if you buy a Kindle it's *way* more convenient to buy ebooks from the Kindle store than a hypothetical 'Mobiscribe Bookstore' due to Amazon's blocking of other of integration of Kindle devices with other stores, so more Kindle buyers = more Kindle Store users = more profit.

I can't prove that they actually do that, mind you, but there's definitely an incentive there.
You don't have to buy a Kindle to read Kindle books. You can install a free Kindle app on your Windows, Android or Apple device and read them there.
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