Buying DRM-free ePub

Hatgirl · 07-09-2009, 11:29 AM

Now that my Cool-er is on its way, can anyone suggest good (legal) sites that sell DRM-free ePub ebooks?

I know of Baen and the Multiformat option at Fictionwise. BooksOnBoard have a "no padlock ePub" icon, which I presume means DRM-free ePub, but I couldn't find any books on the site actually sold that way!

Anywhere else? I know about most of the free places (feedbooks etc), I'm looking for "shops".

wallcraft · 07-09-2009, 11:53 AM

Pan Macmillan eBooks and O'Reilly ebooks sell direct and are DRM free.

wallcraft · 07-09-2009, 12:00 PM

Stanza started out with DRM-free ePub as its preferred format. It can now read DRMed eReader, but see Can Stanza read contemporary books? for a slightly longer list of stores with DRM-free ePub ebooks.

Elfwreck · 07-09-2009, 12:28 PM

I couldn't find anything on the Pan Macmillan pages to indicate their books are DRM-free. I noted that their "special editions" are released without DRM, but nothing about their standard ebooks, and their ebook notes do instruct buyers to download the software before purchasing--which isn't necessary for non-DRM'd books. (I can load non-DRM'd ePubs to my Sony Reader without having Adobe Digital Editions on my computer.)

wallcraft · 07-09-2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

I couldn't find anything on the Pan Macmillan pages to indicate their books are DRM-free.

The few ebooks I bought from them were all DRM-free, but I agree they are not very clear about this. See Pan Macmillan ebooks for the iPhone for their ebooks which are definately DRM-free ePubs.

Hatgirl · 07-10-2009, 05:48 AM

Thanks, everyone! Not a huge amount, but still enough to keep me busy for quite a while.

07-09-2009, 11:29 AM	#1
Hatgirl Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 955301 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Sony PRS-300, Sony PRS-T2, Kindle (7th Gen)	Buying DRM-free ePub Now that my Cool-er is on its way, can anyone suggest good (legal) sites that sell DRM-free ePub ebooks? I know of Baen and the Multiformat option at Fictionwise. BooksOnBoard have a "no padlock ePub" icon, which I presume means DRM-free ePub, but I couldn't find any books on the site actually sold that way! Anywhere else? I know about most of the free places (feedbooks etc), I'm looking for "shops".

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wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Pan Macmillan eBooks and O'Reilly ebooks sell direct and are DRM free.

07-09-2009, 12:00 PM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Stanza started out with DRM-free ePub as its preferred format. It can now read DRMed eReader, but see Can Stanza read contemporary books? for a slightly longer list of stores with DRM-free ePub ebooks.

07-09-2009, 12:28 PM	#4
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	I couldn't find anything on the Pan Macmillan pages to indicate their books are DRM-free. I noted that their "special editions" are released without DRM, but nothing about their standard ebooks, and their ebook notes do instruct buyers to download the software before purchasing--which isn't necessary for non-DRM'd books. (I can load non-DRM'd ePubs to my Sony Reader without having Adobe Digital Editions on my computer.)

07-10-2009, 05:48 AM	#6
Hatgirl Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 955301 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Sony PRS-300, Sony PRS-T2, Kindle (7th Gen)	Thanks, everyone! Not a huge amount, but still enough to keep me busy for quite a while.