Have you ever purchased an e-book, but could only use it on a single device or app? That’s because digital rights management (DRM) is preventing you from moving it to other devices. By definition, DRM is any technology that sellers build into an electronic product or service to limit the range of the file’s uses after purchase. DRM is designed to prevent customers from using … [Read more...] about eBook DRM: Providing Protection or Preventing Profits?
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Macmillan Imprint TOR to Abandon DRM
Macmillan USA is taking the first steps to abandon Digital Rights Management on its Science-Fiction imprint TOR. This bold move will occur by July of this year and finally allow users to transfer books to different devices without the need for Adobe Digital Editions or other software. The one main thing that DRM prevents is the resale of purchased books and the donation of … [Read more...] about Macmillan Imprint TOR to Abandon DRM