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Old 12-16-2009, 01:10 AM   #16
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It's more then simplistic, it's misleading. Most of the people jumping on the Epub bandwagon are doing so using Adobe's DRM for Epub. YUK. Have you ever used their software? VERY restrictive. Everyone is getting locked into ONE DRM VENDOR and this is very bad. So what if you can buy the same Adobe DRM'ed vendor from more than one bookstore? You are still a victim of "vendor lock-in"!
Not if you take the damn DRM off. It's not that hard to do.

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Old 12-16-2009, 04:28 AM   #17
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Will this be available world-wide, or is it US-only?
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Old 12-16-2009, 07:06 AM   #18
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Will this be available world-wide, or is it US-only?
I think we can assume world wide, especially with the Cheung Kong partnership. Michael Serbinis is doing a Q&A with the National Post today, I'll post it when it's up.
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Not if you take the damn DRM off. It's not that hard to do.
And in most of the world, lesser penalties apply to just downloading a DRM-free darknet version.
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Old 12-16-2009, 01:28 PM   #21
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Do we know if Kobo has epub's that work with Sony and other ereaders?
Nate is right. I've bought several Shortcovers (Kobo) books and read them on both my Sony 505 and my iPhone. I really like having the same book available on both without having to pay for it a second time.
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So, in theory with their iPhone app we have yet another DRM epub reader for the iPhone. Can anyone confirm this?
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Old 12-17-2009, 08:11 AM   #23
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Their iPhone reader doesn't use EPUB but their own format.
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Looks like this could be worldwide. Here is the interview with Michael Serbinis .. Interview
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Thanks for the information! Sound interesting. =)

Hopefully it will be a worldwide venture.
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