04-12-2010, 11:51 PM | #61 |
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I do not like the new pricing system but then again, I never buy new books. I am usually a year to 5 years behind the curve. So, In that light....Me thinks the new system will not change me purchases that much. Time will tell.
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04-13-2010, 09:29 PM | #62 |
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I'll second AJ's opinion as to DRM'd ebooks and the accompanying hassle involved. I refuse to put ADE (or something similar) on my machines.
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04-16-2010, 09:34 AM | #63 |
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04-16-2010, 09:42 AM | #64 |
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Adobe Digital something. It is the Windows (there may be a Mac version, there certainly is not a Linux version) software that Adobe puts out so you can read DRM infested e-books.
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That said. ADE could not see my PEz (to Authorize it) . Adobe 'Free' books sit detects Linux and the Download buttons become System Requirements , preventing even a test run. The one EPUB file I purchased and was able to download from MyEZread opened fine after I Authorized my Linux PC As to Bloated, Slow? On My P4 3.4GHz w 1G RAM Windows XP machine The system was USELESS until ADE got through (15 Minutes, without any feedback. I thought it had crashed.) cataloging the 750 titles on my PEz (4 times as slow as Calibre takes and 10 times the Resource hog. At least with Calibre, I can use my system.) |
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04-16-2010, 12:56 PM | #66 |
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ADE is Adobe Digital Editions
Dear rleguillow:
DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. To be able to open DRM (normally copyrighted) eBooks you need something that will recognize your device and your device ID. This way you can buy a DRM eBook but cannot share it around. There are three DRM formats: Mobipocket, eReader, and Adobe Digital Editions. ADE is the newest of the three and is NOT exclusive like the other two. Astak, Sony, and most others are ported with ADE. It is for your convenience so you can read all the latest titles. Of course, people HATE DRM... but it is deemed necessary by most authors and publishers so they DO get their money. Until things change radically, if you want to read all the latest titles you need ADE. Despite the DRM hatred on here, ADE is a free download and works very well. Others may have their own feelings... but ADE does a good job overall and the fact it is non-exclusive is a plus from my perspective! It costs Astak a ton to have ADE on their devices. YOU can downlaod ADE for free, BUT the right to port it into the device is the cost and that is expensive. People can, fairly, hate DRM... but ADE is a blessing to have on a device if you do want the latest titles and Astak provides that to you at no additional cost. Last edited by Robertb; 04-16-2010 at 12:59 PM. |
04-16-2010, 01:57 PM | #67 |
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Questions like this and hundreds of others can be easily answered using our wiki which is linked at the top of the page. ADE.
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04-16-2010, 02:20 PM | #68 |
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theducks, I haven't gotten ADE working under wine. Possibly because I mistook the 10+ min. total freezing of my computer as being a crash, not just ADE getting to know my hard drive.
I've bought one ADE DRM book (it was a pdf, too. Not doing that again). I've bought over 20 non-DRM e-books. I'm not sure that DRM ensures authors get their money. |
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There's a few others, mostly for image-based content; Zinio magazines is probably the most well-known of these. There are some that require a constant online connection to work. Obsolete forms of DRM include LRX (Sony's format), previous Adobe methods, Gemstar's Rocketbook format, and possibly a handful of others no longer available. Some people still have ebooks in these formats, but new devices can't be registered to use them. Quote:
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I dragged a MyEZreads book I bought into it and it worked. THE USB to PEZ does not work (needed to authorize PEz), but you can drag and drop the file outside of ADE to a authorized device with Linux or read on the Linux system with ADE. DRM does not Guarantee that the Authors get paid, only the Distributor I know a few authors. Their statements give no clue to if they are actually getting paid the proper amount The accounting is being done by the Fox |
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When you buy a new book - say using Firefox under linux, does the download fire up ADE under wine and integrate the book into it's library? I am sort of expecting that to not work well. |
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04-16-2010, 09:14 PM | #73 |
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Ah, well I did have to start ADE (and I suspect the Wine subsystem with it, after I had connected the PEz and waited for the drives to be mounted. btw: I am still using Ubuntu 8.10 - but with all the updates.
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04-16-2010, 09:15 PM | #74 |
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04-16-2010, 09:18 PM | #75 |
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You are correct, That is what I may have dropped on ADE (I cleaned up, so the file no longer appears in the DM or my FF save dir)
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