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Originally Posted by Requiem

So my question, is if B&N had printed these works you wuld expect them to give it away for free?

That is not the point of the OP, he is simply stating that B&N has put DRM on a PD book.

My comment to him and others is that the "B&N Classics" contain more than just the PD work and THAT is why there is DRM on the book.

I've looked at their Dracula book and do agree their book is far better than any PD book I've seen sorry MR but it's even better than the one here.

Here is the book expert in question

New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate. All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

Originally Posted by Requiem

So my question, is if B&N had printed these works you wuld expect them to give it away for free? Eventhough there is more costs to making a Published work, that does not mean there is no cost in editing, formatting and distributing a PD item. The DRM is currently the best way that the company can secure THEIR work on the public domain. The words may be free but no one works without getting paid. And those books you speak about were formatted and distibuted by someone.

The statement in bold is quite an oxymoron.

On an aside DRM is not the best way, Apple, Amazon, Walmart have proven you can sell digital media without DRM (music). Why Amazon chose to DRM their books is beyond me.

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