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Gremlin · 06-19-2010, 05:59 AM

I probably will, but only if I think that I can remove the DRM later.

I already do so for professional purposes (there is no point in waiting for the book to arrive and then filling up the already full bookcase) but I never share my e-books!

The DRM simply restricts you from using the book you bought. You can’t transfer it to yours reader (Hanlin v3 at this point), you can’t annotate it (using PDF-Annotator for example), you may not be able to move the book between devices belongs to you (no sharing, as I already mentioned), and the worst: no easy method available for backup (and those hard-disks, CDs, DVDs etc. all these have limited lifespan as we all already now, they all fail at the end). You can’t simply copy the file somewhere, you will probably need to re-authorize your computer/device, re-download the file (if still available …) and move on to the next book you bought (my time isn’t nuisance).

So, on the bottom line I already do buy protected books (I fully understand the need for paying for somebody work) but just in case I’ll not spend my entire life trying reading it the way most people do.

06-19-2010, 05:59 AM	#72
Gremlin Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Hanlin v3	I probably will, but only if I think that I can remove the DRM later. I already do so for professional purposes (there is no point in waiting for the book to arrive and then filling up the already full bookcase) but I never share my e-books! The DRM simply restricts you from using the book you bought. You can’t transfer it to yours reader (Hanlin v3 at this point), you can’t annotate it (using PDF-Annotator for example), you may not be able to move the book between devices belongs to you (no sharing, as I already mentioned), and the worst: no easy method available for backup (and those hard-disks, CDs, DVDs etc. all these have limited lifespan as we all already now, they all fail at the end). You can’t simply copy the file somewhere, you will probably need to re-authorize your computer/device, re-download the file (if still available …) and move on to the next book you bought (my time isn’t nuisance). So, on the bottom line I already do buy protected books (I fully understand the need for paying for somebody work) but just in case I’ll not spend my entire life trying reading it the way most people do.