DRM free future? - Page 2

wallcraft · 01-14-2009, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starrigger

When I was talking to someone at ereads about DRM/nonDRM for my books, he said "All our ebooks are nonDRM. Except in the Sony and Kindle stores, because they require the DRM."

From My Beer with Bezos — The Shocking Truth About The Kindle:

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Jeff listened attentively, nodding the whole time, and then he said something that shocked me.

“Kindle is DRM agnostic,” he explained.

He went on to explain that publishers have the option of selling DRM-free eBooks for the Kindle and that he believes publishers might do just that once they become comfortable with the idea of digital content distribution.

As pilotbob says, there are a few DRM free ebooks at the Kindle Store. However, my impression is that you have to work hard to get DRM free titles listed. If you go with the flow, the titles will have DRM.

starrigger · 01-14-2009, 01:04 PM

Just sayin' what I was told.

Maybe Amazon makes exceptions for people who are nice to them. Or maybe (seeing the post after Bob's) you have to jump through more hoops to get the non-DRM.

starrigger · 01-14-2009, 05:31 PM

So I have a query in to the ereads people, who were surprised to hear that Amazon has any non-DRM books. Their pipeline usually goes to mobipocket.com, which requires DRM, and from there is picked up by Kindle. So they're going to check and see. They would love to be able to put their books in DRM-free.

wallcraft · 01-14-2009, 08:19 PM

One example of a publisher with DRM free Kindle ebooks is the Virginia M. Woolf Foundation, see Extra Large Print Kindle ebooks.

They have a good selection of science fiction, as well as out of copyright classics.

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01-14-2009, 01:04 PM	#17
starrigger Jeffrey A. Carver Posts: 1,355 Karma: 1107383 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Device: Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus, Droid phone, Nook HD+	Just sayin' what I was told. Maybe Amazon makes exceptions for people who are nice to them. Or maybe (seeing the post after Bob's) you have to jump through more hoops to get the non-DRM.

01-14-2009, 05:31 PM	#18
starrigger Jeffrey A. Carver Posts: 1,355 Karma: 1107383 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Device: Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus, Droid phone, Nook HD+	So I have a query in to the ereads people, who were surprised to hear that Amazon has any non-DRM books. Their pipeline usually goes to mobipocket.com, which requires DRM, and from there is picked up by Kindle. So they're going to check and see. They would love to be able to put their books in DRM-free.

01-14-2009, 08:19 PM	#19
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	One example of a publisher with DRM free Kindle ebooks is the Virginia M. Woolf Foundation, see Extra Large Print Kindle ebooks. They have a good selection of science fiction, as well as out of copyright classics.

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