If the July 22 JBL update only has one DRM, which one do you want?

[Ken Maltby]

The July 22 firmware release is supposed to give the JBL ADE/B&N epub DRM.
I am hoping that the JBL will keep the eReader DRM, as well.

I'm hoping that B&N would have no objection to both of the DRMs on the
JBL (and the JB for that matter) for they should have ebooks available in
both DRM formats, in their inventory. I believe the only obstacle would be
a contractual issue from one or both of the DRM licensors, that required
exclusivity. Who else could object?

But Jerry isn't able to tell us whether the JBL can have both, until it can
be established that having both on one device is "legal".

So - If only one, which one?

I would stick with the eReader, myself as I've got some of that still around.
Also, I like the current FBreader based epub formatting.

Of course it looks to be just a matter of which firmware you run.

The basic DRM issue doesn't mean much to me, as I routinely remove it
anyway.

Maybe someone should do a poll.

Luck;
Ken

[jblitereader]

I don't care, since I take out all the drm as soon as I get them.

PS - goodnite

[steven522]

You take it out?
I thought DRM stood for Don't Remove Me.

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I am also in the don't care group. I like to take my books and set them free to the format I choose.

[GhostHawk]

Doesn't bother me either way as I don't use either.

Although if I did buy books with DRM I'd be like LE and strip it asap.

[dixieknits]

As my Version 35a will not allow me to read any epubs from my library ereader overdrive program, I do not really care either.

[wallcraft]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

The July 22 firmware release is supposed to give the JBL ADE/B&N epub DRM.
I am hoping that the JBL will keep the eReader DRM, as well.

I'm hoping that B&N would have no objection to both of the DRMs on the
JBL (and the JB for that matter) for they should have ebooks available in
both DRM formats, in their inventory.

It has been widely reported, although not recently, that it is ok to have eReader and Adobe DRM on the same device. I have not seen any reports that this has changed. The Irex DR800SG, for example, supports both DRM schemes.

As you say, if B&N wants jetBook owners as customers then supporting credit card based DRM for both eReader and ePub is the way to go. Note that Adobe provides the credit-card (password) DRM for ePubs, so all devices with this DRM also support Adobe's standard DRM for ePubs.

[DJHARKAVY]

Originally Posted by wallcraft

It has been widely reported, although not recently, that it is ok to have eReader and Adobe DRM on the same device. I have not seen any reports that this has changed. The Irex DR800SG, for example, supports both DRM schemes.

As you say, if B&N wants jetBook owners as customers then supporting credit card based DRM for both eReader and ePub is the way to go. Note that Adobe provides the credit-card (password) DRM for ePubs, so all devices with this DRM also support Adobe's standard DRM for ePubs.

Can anyone using the beta tell us what is, and is not supported at this point?

If it comes down to it, I would prefer having the Adobe DRM working on the JBL. It covers the most eBookstores, and more important, it means that I would not have to remove DRM for books that I am not keeping (from the library) which would be more convenient.

Question: If ADE recognizes the JBL from one computer, do I need to use ADE to load books from another computer? Can I use Calibre to load and unload books which ADE recognizes? My primary computer is a Linux Netbook, and I have an older Windows Tablet that works fine and that I can use for such things, but prefer not to as it is slow and clunky.

[jlg432]

Dixieknits - my JB .35a allows me to read OD library books as it supports ADE as well. I can even open ADE DRM ebooks that I purchased before I bought my JB.

I am very happy with the .35a upgrade since I didn;t have ADE DRM support before as well as PDF Text Flow on/off.