The vast majority of major publishers in North America use very intrusive DRM by Adobe that prevents users from easily backing up their online purchases and prevents them from loading them on many smartphones and e-readers. If you purchase a Kindle book, it is impossible to transfer it to the Nook or Kobo, due to the incompatibility of DRM. Social DRM has been around for a … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about Social DRM for ebooks
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eBook DRM: Providing Protection or Preventing Profits?
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?
BooXtream Talks Digital Watermarks and Social DRM
Digital Watermarks or Social DRM is starting to catch on in Europe in a very big way. This new system of encryption makes loading eBooks on other devices or loaning them how to friends quick and intuitive. There are not special programs or tools needed to do any of this, which makes it quite attractive to publishers and online bookstores looking to sell books and still maintain … [Read more...] about BooXtream Talks Digital Watermarks and Social DRM
Digital Watermarks Take the Publishing World by Storm
Major Publishers and Bookstores are staring to forgo Adobe DRM and instead embrace Digital Watermarking technology. They are doing this because it is easier for the customer to be able to load the eBooks they purchase onto their e-Reader, smartphone or tablet. Right now Watermarking is big in Europe and being the de’facto standard in the publishing arena, but now North … [Read more...] about Digital Watermarks Take the Publishing World by Storm
Verso Reintroduces eBook and Print Bundling
As early as 2010, publishers experimented with offering readers an added value for their book buying purchases by bundling the digital edition and the print edition. Booksellers even got in on the offer, with the members of the American Booksellers Association helping with the cost of a title from Algonquin Publishers, Hilary Jordan's When She Woke. Interestingly, ebook … [Read more...] about Verso Reintroduces eBook and Print Bundling
Helicon Books Announces New Social DRM for eBooks
Helicon Books, an ebook technology and services company from Israel, announced a new service for publishers: Social DRM. Social DRM is a solution for publishers who wish to protect their ebooks and prevent copyright violation at reasonable prices. The new Social DRM platform is going to be announced at the Frankfurt Bookfair in Germany in October and Good e-Reader will be … [Read more...] about Helicon Books Announces New Social DRM for eBooks