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Originally Posted by Sirtel
I never read DRMed files on my ereaders. Every ebook I buy gets disinfected immediately, and I load it on my devices only after that. The main reason for this is editing the formatting. I don't want to constantly fiddle with the settings on my ereaders, so I fix the formatting in Calibre first. And for that the DRM must be removed. So for me any DRM handling on the device is not necessary at all.
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I understand, but (unless the formatting is horrible) I don't DeDRM library books I borrow via Overdrive. And, until the DeASCM plugin for Calibre, I had no way to DeDRM ePubs at all in Linux (never could get ADE to work in Wine). So I mostly bought books from Amazon and converted them to ePub. That's why I got to like my Tolinos and PocketBooks so much, they gave me more options. Even now I don't DeDRM some of my eBooks I buy if I read on the PocketBooks. I don't spend a lot of time organizing my library either. So, being able to download an .ascm file and read it directly on the device appeals to me. It will probably end up biting me on the rump at some point but I'm not overly worried about it at my age.