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Originally Posted by JSWolf
We need to hit B&N in the wallet in order to try to get rid of this new DRM. We don't need it, we don't want it and B&N needs to be told we won't stand for it. Do you want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?
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Denouncing competition and propping up a single broken system because your angry that you can't buy from B&N's ebook store is not a solution.
I happen to find the eReader DRM B&N is using for their EPUBs a much better system than what Adobe has been offering. What your suggesting is supporting a more restrictive DRM system that has more cumbersome requirements. The user first has to authorize their computer against a central server in order to authorize their device. If either the server is down or the user does not have an internet connection they will be unable to authorize their computer and will be locked out of reading the books they own. At least with B&N's system they just put in the unlock code (name + credit card number) and their reading.
Aobe's DRM has it's own problems and they aren't going to be solved by making it the only system available. Getting rid of DRM isn't a single step process. People will move to the system that meets their needs better. As they move to less restrictive systems eventually all of the restrictions will disappear.