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Originally Posted by igorsk
Does Shortcovers app read DRM EPUB files? If yes, can it open files from other shops, or only Shortcovers?
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Mobile apps use shortcovers' proprietary format (iPhone, Blackberry, Palm Pre & Android). This is actually nice because when you buy a book you get both the EPub (that you can use with your dedicated reader) AND you get to read it on their app on all those other devices if you happen to own one. The phone apps also don't count in the authorized devices count.
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Originally Posted by FixB
I would have loved to test shortcovers and buy some ebooks I wanted... but they are all restricted based on my IP...
I love the World Wide Web !  |
Somebody pointed out in another thread, the restrictions are set by book publishers and they are geared more towards physical books. It will hopefully improve as publishers get off the collective butts and embrace the change.
I don't think there are any other services that are as open as shortcovers. My 2 cents.