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wallcraft · 08-21-2007, 02:13 PM

The problem with Amazon's DRMed PDFs is that to transfer the access permission to a new device you have to redownload the files, and Amazon is no longer selling the PDFs and no longer allows downloads.

Does MobiPocket's DRM work the same way? I have the impression that it does. The Fictionwise site talks about a "Secure Mobipocket Personal ID", which is device specific. So if a retailer (e.g. Fictionwise) goes out of business their MobiPocket e-books presumably can't be transfered to a new device. If MobiPocket ever close its doors (and Amazon has ditched e-books before), then these files from any source will only be readable on the devices you have already registered.

08-21-2007, 02:13 PM	#56
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The problem with Amazon's DRMed PDFs is that to transfer the access permission to a new device you have to redownload the files, and Amazon is no longer selling the PDFs and no longer allows downloads. Does MobiPocket's DRM work the same way? I have the impression that it does. The Fictionwise site talks about a "Secure Mobipocket Personal ID", which is device specific. So if a retailer (e.g. Fictionwise) goes out of business their MobiPocket e-books presumably can't be transfered to a new device. If MobiPocket ever close its doors (and Amazon has ditched e-books before), then these files from any source will only be readable on the devices you have already registered.