Thread: Should ePub be the ONLY Ebook Format?
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Old 08-03-2009, 08:50 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by FizzyWater View Post
Not if Adobe's DRM scheme will be the only one available. Leaving aside the DRM-is-worthless-no-it-isn't debate, I abhor DRM that ties my books to a particular machine (like Adobe, Microsoft LIT, Sony, Amazon...)

I don't particularly care for the Mobipocket version - which is also tethered to hardware - but so far I've been able to update PIDs as I upgrade hardware, so I can live with it for the few books I want that don't seem to be available as eReader.
One reason not to have another DRM for ePub is that we can strip the existing DRM. If another DRM comes along, who knows how long till someone will code for it's removal.
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