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> For that one, it's mandated by publishers. I believe the publishers want DRM. I'm not sure they want DRM that effectively locks in their readers to the Amazo
by criddell 3y ago
> For that one, it's mandated by publishers.
I believe the publishers want DRM. I'm not sure they want DRM that effectively locks in their readers to the Amazon ecosystem. I don't believe publishers would be upset if I could directly purchase books from Apple, Google, Kobo, or any other similar vendor directly on the Kindle.
Is the audiobook market different? I know Cory Doctorow for one would like to sell his audio books through Audible but they require DRM. Care to defend that?
- my123 3y ago> but they require DRM There's no option to sell on Kindle's own store with DRM disabled indeed. edit: A poster has a link saying otherwise. Will ask what's up on the Audible side then.
- delecti 3y agoSure there is. From here https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0879H8NNB https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0879H8NNB > At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. (Specific title as just a convenient example from that publisher)
- emodendroket 3y agoNothing prevents you from buying from a different seller and reading the materials on your Kindle, other than the fact those other sellers have their own DRM locking you into their ecosystem instead.