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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I would like everyone reading this thread to goto B&N's website (using the link below) and find where in the listing does it mention that the eBook is in ePub and then find where it mentions what DRM is used. The book is [i]The help/i] by Kathryn Stockett.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The...2069&inframe=y |
It doesn't say anything about filetypes or DRM. But it *does* say, in the "learn more" link next to the ebook note,
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Barnes & Noble eBooks can be read on the iPhone/iTouch, Blackberry, or PC and Mac computers. Please check back for an expanded list of other supported devices.
To read eBooks on your device, you'll need the free Barnes & Noble eReader, the leading eBook formatting application.
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And under the product info, it says:
* Format: eBook, 464pp
* File Size: 502 KB
It doesn't promise you can read it on a Sony ebook reader. I do find it odd that it's got a page count, 'cos ereader format doesn't mesh well with "pages." I wonder what size screen & font they got that number from?
Anyway. B&N is not committing any fraud... just poor business practice & treating their customers like idiots.
It does have a tag that says "works with the eReader you already own"--but has a "learn more" button that indicates what they mean by that. (I suppose they might be able to argue they mean "works with the eReader
program you already own.")