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Amazon Insists on DRM for Mobipocket eBooks
Seems that Amazon is insisting that Mobipocket format eBooks have to be sold with DRM.
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03-01-2009, 05:09 PM | #2 |
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That's it. I've had enough of Amazon. From the ridiculous geographic isolationism of the Swindle, to this absolutely disgraceful insistence on DRM when a small publisher doesn't want it, they do nothing but annoy and disturb me.
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03-01-2009, 05:21 PM | #3 |
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Why can you not just create a MobiPocket book using MobiPocket Creator or other tools and let Amazon sell it? Why involve "Mobi's distribution arm" at all?
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Would you be interested in purchasing a Kindle if it were available in your area?
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Kindle was my first stop on the journey of e-reading, until I actually looked into them. Being a UK citizen I'm denied access, but maybe that's no bad thing, as I've come to view them as a ridiculously backward-looking device. No ePub support, no geographical support, DRM'd to the hilt. And the terms of service, well, let's just say they can pull the plug at any time, for any reason, and you'll be left with nothing. Quote:
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It would be interesting for me to see all the energy spent on being mad at Amazon channeled into creating some competition that works for the people who don't like Amazon. I don't know if that means working the publishers or picking a company like Fictionwise or BooksonBorad and helping them grow. |
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Epub Support is useless, Epub can be converted into any format, that is why its Epub. the Amazon Ebook Store is the Largest and Cheapest around, DRM doesnt come into play for the avearge user. a Sony Device is more, "locked down" than the kindle is. |
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i think maybe the first step, as a customer, is to insist that Amazon remove the DRM and provide support for the ePub standard before you'll buy anything from them. Being locked into a ridiculous contract that could see your whole library go up in a digital poof of smoke doesn't seem all that sensible to me. Then again, I couldn't agree to that if I wanted to, as Amazon have decided that we in Europe can't have their device. |
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Further to that point, are you really insisting that because ePub can be converted to other formats it shouldn't be adopted? That makes no sense at all. It's the standard, it's easy to create, it's flexible and it looks good, there's plenty of reasons it should be adopted. As to the Sony, I don't own one, I'm waiting to buy a device that isn't encumbered with lock-ins to particular stores or needs DRM to be in any way useable. |
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Campaigining for standards adoption shouldn't really be a bone of contention. It benefits everyone. |
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Could the fact that Amazon was selling DRM free music part of the push that was necessary for Apple to go DRM free as well? It may take competition from an outside source to get Amazon to change it's stance (or maybe just time). |
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I'd say it was probably part of the mix, but I've heard that iTunes wanted to go DRM-free early on too. Time and pressure are definitley important if we, as consumers, want to keep our rights when it comes to digital products. We accept far too much restriction, I think, and don't complain enough. I'd hope that active resistance would change Amazon's mind and when they do they'd be in a position to be the leaders in a e-reading revolution. As it stands there are too many downsides for me when it comes to Amazon and the decisions they take. |
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