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MerLock · 12-22-2009, 06:34 PM

I first posted my concern about this way back when B&N announced that they would go with EPUB albeit with the possibility of a different DRM scheme than Adobe Adept. Back then, a few folks had already started inquiring whether or not they can purchase B&N EPUB books for their Sony readers. Having two different DRM schemes for one format is just plain confusing.

I can't blame B&N since the situation could've easily been reversed with Sony bringing in another EPUB DRM scheme after B&N did. I blame the need for DRM in the first place or at least the way DRM is setup currently. As been voiced numerous times, I feel that DRM really hurts people who actually buy legal copies of their ebooks. Most ebooks cost as much as discounted paper books and ebooks have so much more restrictions.

If I purchase a paper book, I don't have to worry about where and what I can read it on. This is where ebooks fail.

12-22-2009, 06:34 PM	#128
MerLock Evangelist Posts: 411 Karma: 1034889 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I first posted my concern about this way back when B&N announced that they would go with EPUB albeit with the possibility of a different DRM scheme than Adobe Adept. Back then, a few folks had already started inquiring whether or not they can purchase B&N EPUB books for their Sony readers. Having two different DRM schemes for one format is just plain confusing. I can't blame B&N since the situation could've easily been reversed with Sony bringing in another EPUB DRM scheme after B&N did. I blame the need for DRM in the first place or at least the way DRM is setup currently. As been voiced numerous times, I feel that DRM really hurts people who actually buy legal copies of their ebooks. Most ebooks cost as much as discounted paper books and ebooks have so much more restrictions. If I purchase a paper book, I don't have to worry about where and what I can read it on. This is where ebooks fail.