Why No Secure ePUB Books?

6charlong · 08-05-2008, 06:18 PM

Does anyone know why books in secure ePUB format aren't showing up? BooksOnBoard seems to be the only bookstore selling them. I just assumed that the publishers would sell ePUB formatted books through any store that wanted to sell them. I always doubt conspiracies but I can't understand why these books aren't showing up elsewhere.

igorsk · 08-05-2008, 06:37 PM

It's just very new. Give it some time.

skellng · 08-05-2008, 08:54 PM

feedbooks.com releases free books in epub format.

acidzebra · 08-06-2008, 04:34 AM

Standards adoption take time, and grass-roots standard adoption will take even more time (if it happens at all, there is no guarantee). Plus many publishers don't seem all that interested in ebooks at the moment as it is still very much a niche market.

I don't even see why you should mention "conspiracies".

HarryT · 08-06-2008, 06:02 AM

How long is it since there's been a popular eBook reader able to handle secure ePub? Two weeks? If a store decides to handle it they'll need to sign contracts with Adobe, install software on their web server which integrates with their on-line store and talks to Adobe's DRM server, etc. It's not a 5 minute job.

jerryleejr · 08-06-2008, 06:25 AM

My only question is price. Until more places start carrying epub I can actually get the lrf version cheaper.

JJ

HarryT · 08-06-2008, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryleejr

My only question is price. Until more places start carrying epub I can actually get the lrf version cheaper.

JJ

Secure ePub isn't really competing with the DRM-free LRF format, is it?

JSWolf · 08-06-2008, 07:25 AM

In the case of your average fiction eBook, unless the ePub edition is that much cheaper, I'm better off getting it in MS Reader or Mobipocket, stripping the DRM and then converting to LRF.

jerryleejr · 08-06-2008, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Secure ePub isn't really competing with the DRM-free LRF format, is it?

I was not refering to DRM Free versions, I was talking about the few titles available for sale between say Books on board in Epub and The Sony Store.

JJ

HarryT · 08-06-2008, 10:37 AM

The Sony Store doesn't - to the best of my knowledge - sell LRF files. They only sell DRM-protected BBeB files, which have a ".lrx" extension. "lrf" files are DRM-free.

6charlong · 08-06-2008, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

If a store decides to handle it they'll need to sign contracts with Adobe, install software on their web server which integrates with their on-line store and talks to Adobe's DRM server, etc. It's not a 5 minute job.

Thanks Harry. I hadn't thought about having to reconfigure their servers. I was just fretting about whether WEB book shops are avoiding ePUB because it introduces a new level of competition. For example the way Amazon seems to imply that they have any ebook you might want [but only if you buy it from them]. I never meant to suggest a criminal conspiracy.

Patience. Patience. Patience...

08-05-2008, 06:18 PM	#1
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	Why No Secure ePUB Books? Does anyone know why books in secure ePUB format aren't showing up? BooksOnBoard seems to be the only bookstore selling them. I just assumed that the publishers would sell ePUB formatted books through any store that wanted to sell them. I always doubt conspiracies but I can't understand why these books aren't showing up elsewhere.

08-06-2008, 04:34 AM	#4
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	Standards adoption take time, and grass-roots standard adoption will take even more time (if it happens at all, there is no guarantee). Plus many publishers don't seem all that interested in ebooks at the moment as it is still very much a niche market. I don't even see why you should mention "conspiracies". Last edited by acidzebra; 08-06-2008 at 05:13 AM.

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08-05-2008, 06:37 PM	#2
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	It's just very new. Give it some time.

08-05-2008, 08:54 PM	#3
skellng Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: DX, PRS-505,iPod Touch 16GB	feedbooks.com releases free books in epub format.

08-06-2008, 06:02 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	How long is it since there's been a popular eBook reader able to handle secure ePub? Two weeks? If a store decides to handle it they'll need to sign contracts with Adobe, install software on their web server which integrates with their on-line store and talks to Adobe's DRM server, etc. It's not a 5 minute job.

08-06-2008, 06:25 AM	#6
jerryleejr Koby-rific! Posts: 944 Karma: 191112 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2' From My MacBook Pro Device: Kobo Sage,Kobo Aura One, Glo HD,PRS-T1,PRS-950, PRS 300, PRS 350	My only question is price. Until more places start carrying epub I can actually get the lrf version cheaper. JJ

08-06-2008, 07:25 AM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,745 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	In the case of your average fiction eBook, unless the ePub edition is that much cheaper, I'm better off getting it in MS Reader or Mobipocket, stripping the DRM and then converting to LRF.

08-06-2008, 10:37 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Sony Store doesn't - to the best of my knowledge - sell LRF files. They only sell DRM-protected BBeB files, which have a ".lrx" extension. "lrf" files are DRM-free.

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