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Originally Posted by Musicman
Your logic is off - The first thing I check is if my device is listed as compatible. You said in another post that B&N would not list a competitors device - again I disagree. It would be to B&N benefit to sell books to more people regardless of what device they had. Had their intention been not to, then the would not have entered into an agreement with Adobe where their social DRM would be available to all.
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Sony doesn't say their ePub are compatible with anyone's device other then Sony's. But we know any reader that supports ADE is compatible.
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B&N from the start has been looking to get its ereader application on more devices - this fact forced Kindle to open up some.
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One other problem B&N has is they don't mention ePub when you buy an ePub from them. So if you are trying to buy an eReader eBook and end up with ePub, according to B&N, touch luck.
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Knowing that B&N sells DRM'd books that use your name and CC number to open, if you download a book that does not prompt you for this information at least once then there is no DRM on the book.
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B&N's social DRM on ePub does not prompt me for a UN/PW and yes, the full eBook does have the social DRM. I think it's auto-applied based on your information. I have tried a free eBook (that is in ePub and does have DRM) using B&N reader program. It did not work in Reader Library or ADE.
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I see your argument as the same as the McDonalds Hot Coffee claim - they never told me that hot coffee was hot!
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So if I change the DRM on say MS Reader eBooks and sell it to you without telling you I've done so and thus you cannot use it, you would say it's my fault for not mentioning it. And it would be my fault. It's B&N's fault for not mentioning the DRM is different. And coffee is supposed to be hot unless it's sold as iced coffee. ePub (with DRM) is supposed to be the original Adept unless it's said so.