Thread: Future-proof buying choice-- which e-book format, e-bookstore?
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Old 06-29-2010, 11:40 AM   #41
John F
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Originally Posted by SensualPoet View Post
Yes, I get that -- "if you need a DRM server". My question was (and it was in the quote) :

the server interaction was required every time you used the files; e-books aren't like that. (At least, that's my understanding.)

We are talking about a situation where you have already purchased an ePub, and you have it on the e-reader, and you have a back-up copy on your computer. Now, the bookstore goes bust and closes its bookstore. Can't you continue to read the file to your heart's content?

If it's an Adobe ePub, you could just buy a new reader from another ereader vendor and load it through ADE, couldn't you?

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If the Adobe server went away, no (without stripping the DRM). Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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