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mogui · 09-14-2007, 08:42 AM

Thanks for your clarification, but . . .

I do not understand why applying DRM to an ebook would cost anything. The book must be formatted into the desired file format anyway. Isn't DRM just a convert-time option? I could understand it if the DRMed ebook is individualized to the customer's device, but is that any more than additional automation at the time of sale? Is there a royalty to pay to the company that wrote the software?

09-14-2007, 08:42 AM	#178
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	Thanks for your clarification, but . . . I do not understand why applying DRM to an ebook would cost anything. The book must be formatted into the desired file format anyway. Isn't DRM just a convert-time option? I could understand it if the DRMed ebook is individualized to the customer's device, but is that any more than additional automation at the time of sale? Is there a royalty to pay to the company that wrote the software?