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Old 04-19-2014, 05:01 PM   #1
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Hello...

Does anybody know how I could go about adding an expiration to an epub file that I already have?

I'm working on self-publishing in epub format and would like to have a trial version of my book that users can download and read for a short while...

Does epub support JavaScript? If so I could write my own custom script to do the job...

-Eric
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Old 04-19-2014, 05:09 PM   #2
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Hello...

Does anybody know how I could go about adding an expiration to an epub file that I already have?

I'm working on self-publishing in epub format and would like to have a trial version of my book that users can download and read for a short while...

Does epub support JavaScript? If so I could write my own custom script to do the job...

-Eric
There is no support for JavaScript in ePub 2. You would need DRM to implement any sort of time limit which is a different but important question. DRM from Adobe is too costly for self publishers I am afraid. I suggest you just post a sample of the book for people to use for a trial and then sell them the full book. Or you could withhold some other feature to get them to buy it.

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The success of such schemes depends on your relationship to your readers. Science Fiction readers, serious ones, go to conventions, etc and want to support their author so he/she will crank out more of it.

If it about computers, I don't think any such relationship is likely.
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Hello...

Does anybody know how I could go about adding an expiration to an epub file that I already have?

I'm working on self-publishing in epub format and would like to have a trial version of my book that users can download and read for a short while...

Does epub support JavaScript? If so I could write my own custom script to do the job...

-Eric
If you want to be serious about self-publishing, dive into the format more first. It will help you get a better product and you will know what is possible and what not.
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