tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095410833321361821.post5781980351322406175..comments2023-10-30T13:29:45.670+03:00Comments on Dotsisx: Why Ebooks DRM Isn't Likely To DieRita El Khouryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793234713903361327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095410833321361821.post-21317259246576355422008-07-19T02:11:00.000+03:002008-07-19T02:11:00.000+03:00Don't give up. I've heard rumors of a new "standa...Don't give up. I've heard rumors of a new "standard" for ebooks that is in the works. If enough publishers and reader software houses adopt it, Amazon can either join in or go pound sand.<BR/><BR/>This should mean that even DRM protected stuff should be readable by any platform you want to use (no more having to be stuck with Mobi and not being able to migrate to something that doesn't handle it).<BR/><BR/>If something like that should take place, I see an opportunity for ebooks to grow in popularity while still protecting the author's intellectual rights with some form of DRM (I think we're stuck with that one until all the thieves out there turn over a new leaf or go to jail -- don't hold your breath).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095410833321361821.post-58137523834773651842008-04-25T18:04:00.000+03:002008-04-25T18:04:00.000+03:00Not only for the reasons you mentioned (difficulty...Not only for the reasons you mentioned (difficulty of multitasking while reading) but I think that people still have a difficult time moving from bound paper to electronic format. I love tech and mobility, but I am no exception to this rule. I have tons of out-of-copyright books on my 800, but i pretty much only read them when i find myself without something to do. If I slot some time to read, it will lmot always be with an actual book. All my reading i for pleasure, however, which is different from your usage pattern.<BR/><BR/>For those reasons, the market is so small as to not have any push for DRMless books. Perhaps if people start to use devices like the kindle, their phone, palm, etc for reading books and then suddenly find they cannot move their purchased books with them when they get a new device that cannot run the reader software, there will be an outcry for either more platform support or for open eBooks. Sadly, I think this is a long way off.Kevin T. Neelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16019603806241071193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095410833321361821.post-82115419047283887112008-02-23T07:54:00.000+03:002008-02-23T07:54:00.000+03:00The new Banner is nice.But don't completely turn a...The new Banner is nice.But don't completely turn away from s60.you were doing well on it.Ravindra(R.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11070200878459803497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095410833321361821.post-10839669617730925332008-02-23T05:50:00.000+03:002008-02-23T05:50:00.000+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Samudrikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851294887698318419noreply@blogger.com