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Originally Posted by haertig
Obviously usage tracking requires an internet connection (therefore Airplane Mode would kill it), but why does it require DRM to be in place? I hadn't heard this before.
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When a KU book is downloaded to your device or app, your device/app knows it is a KU book and reports usage as such. If you remove the DRM and send it to your device (USB connection, Send to Kindle, whatever), it is no longer seen as a KU book and usage is not reported to KU so the author will not be paid.
Several years back when I tried KU for a while, there were a few books that showed up as KF8/azw3 that were not DRMmed so I don't think DRM is a necessity for KU. Though I wondered at the time if this was a screwup by Amazon.