From their website faq:
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Q Can I transfer the eBook I acquire from E-Sentral to another third party reader device or app such as Amazon Kindle? Isn`t an EPUB file transferrable to other reader device or app?
A No. EPUB files in E-Sentral are dedicated to E-Sentral`s reader application only. The application is only available for iOS 8.0, Android 4.0 and Windows 8.1 and above.
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This is one of those companies locking their e-books to proprietary Android and or IOS apps (and apparently Windows?). The article here, though dated, is very interesting:
E-Sentral
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E-Sentral has also created its own Digital Rights Management (DRM) to ensure that the copyright of the books is protected.
Initially, the company wanted to buy a DRM system from the West, but found it too expensive. Rather than pay for it, they decided to create one – and that turned out to be a good decision because, “Now there’s interest from the Middle East to purchase our system,” says Faiz.
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The e-books are currently available for iPads and iPhones, and are priced 50% to 60% lower than their “tree book” versions as there are no printing or distribution costs, says Faiz.
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The second quote, if still true, indicates that the Publishers concerned may be a little more realistic than some of the traditional publishers in the west. However, there seems to be little hope that this DRM will be circumvented. unless the platform becomes really popular. In my view such platforms are to be avoided. If you can't read it on a Kindle or epub e-reader, forget it.