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Originally Posted by stangri
Well, the point is, nook has better support for epub, thus nook is good for ebooks. Hence, the topic is a lie.
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The topic is not a lie. B&N came out with this new DRM to go with ePub for the nook. If B&N had not come out with the nook, this would not be an issue.
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Let's say you bought a digital camera which takes AA batteries and then a few years later Energizer makes Lithium AA (or Rayovac makes rechargeable alkalines, or whatever) batteries and you find out they don't work in your camera. I don't see how Energizer is at fault.
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If my camera only took alkaline batteries and Energizer came out with lithium batteries, I would just by alkialine batteries and not have an issue with Energizer as the packaging would be labeled lithium. B&N does not properly label their ePub as to what DRM is used. So yes, people will end up buying when they should not. Not because they are stupid, but because B&N is being deceptive by not properly describing their product.
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B&N sells you a digital product and provides you with a variety of ways to avail of it: for free on Windows/Mac/iPhone or on the paid specialty device. On the front page of the e-book section (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks/index.asp) there's a box on the right which lists your options. You choose to ignore this and complain that it's not readable on the device which core software hasn't been updated for years.
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Yes, B&N says what the ePubs are are viewable with. But do you honestly expect them to say it's compatible with my 505 if it was? Sony does not tell you that the ePub they sell is compatible with the nook (we know it is). B&N wants to sell you a nook and Sony wants to sell you a Reader.
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I don't see how anything is implied. Since when the "ebook" implies it can be read on any freaking device? On the first ebook page I've looked at (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/I-A...4538&inframe=y), immediately below "Available for download" it again lists your options and there's a link for additional details.
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Unless you know about this new DRM, then it is implied that the ePub will work with any ADE authorized software/device. No other eBook format has multiple DRM schemes. B&N is not telling it's customers what is what.
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You believe that they *must* put a warning that the content might not be readable on other devices and you're certainly entitled to your opinion. Still, nook has better support for epub, thus nook is good for ebooks. Hence, the topic is a lie.
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Yes, I do believe that B&N must give notice to the DRM they are using on the ePub they sell. It's deceptive not to tell you. If I sold you a computer program that said it was Windows compatible but it did not work on your computer because you did not have the ABC version of Windows because that's only available on an ABC computer, you'd not be happy if I didn't tell you about the ABC issue up front. Then if you want your money back because the software won't work, I won't give it back. Now do you think that would be fair to you?
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The fact that B&N does not issue refunds for people who paid for content with the assumption they'd be able to read it with outdated software is shameful, but it doesn't make the topic any less lie.
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The software people are using is not outdated. Even Adobe doesn't have the SDK for this new DRM. Get over it. B&N is wrong. B&N is deceptive. B&N is bad for eBooks. And the nook is bad for eBooks because without the nook, this issue would be a non-issue.