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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Kindle books you can strip DRM, convert to any format you like and put them on any device.
If these type of books are tied to an iPhone app, you probably couldn't move them somewhere else. Plain books in the iBook store should be fine, as you should be able to strip DRM and convert just like any of the other DRM e-books out there.
But enhanced books like these penguin ones will likely be limited to only the iPad. It wouldn't keep me from buying--especially for newspapers and magazines which get read and deleted anyway. But it's an issue for others who want to ensure they have permanent access to books they buy if they switch devices etc.
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Sure you could strip DRM from a Kindle book then convert it and copy it.... And I could get a BMW by hitting the owner over the head and taking it.... problem is, both of these actions are illegal.
And BTW... you can get iPhone apps on Torrents, and there are even a few emulators out there (not great, but getting there....
I want to be sure I am not miss-understood…. I am against (in general) the proprietary nature of so many things, and therefore the inability to move from device to device. But it is a common practice and has been for a long time. Everything from TI calculator routines, video games, movie formats (vhs to dvd to blueray to ?), windows software, OSX software, Linux software, Android, Blackberry…..etc…..
My point was it is not “silly” to do so. It is common, and accepted, business practice. The fact that the number one ebook store is Amazon… who’s product can only be read (legally) on their device/app, shows it is not silly. So a Kindle owner wants to get any other brand of reader other than Kindle…. Fine, but they loose their entire library unless they defy Amazon’s licensing agreement and the law…. Not for me, but people flock to it…