The DRM Dilemma
EPub, an open and widely-used format for eBooks, is a great ideal, but, as Gizmodo points out in a lengthy post running down the various eBook and DRM formats, but various companies different kinds of DRM basically kills the promise of eBooks compatible across devices.
Most companies, says Gizmodo, use Adobe’s DRM. But Amazon’s got its own format, and Apple will be using its own FairPlay DRM. So, as you probably already know, you won’t be swapping eBooks between iPad and Kindle or Nook or anything.
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