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Originally Posted by kandwo
Yes, they use pretty Orwellian language. Many libraries here switched to a service using LCP because of some EU laws about accessibility. And instead of being able to read e-books on e-readers people were forced to read them on the library website, which had close to no customization options. Much less than on a Kindle - you couldn't even set the margins.
They were forced to start offering downloads through ACSM again.
Sadly, some of the e-books in my region are only available with LCP DRM. So I just won't buy them.
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But, one thing to note. ACSM only works to give you ePub and Kindles do not handle ePub. So if you own a Kindle, you are out of luck. So really, unless you can borrow Kindle eBooks outside of the US, and you don't remove the DRM, then do not buy a Kindle.
DRM does limit accessibility. For example, on a Kobo we have an old version of RMSDK and KePub. If you borrow an eBook from the library with DRM, you can only view it in RMSDK. But if it's using ePub3 specific features that you want to see, you'd have to convert it to KePub. But you can't because it has DRM.