Hi Carlo Thankyou very much for your really informative email regarding the DRM issues with ePub books; I had no idea of the disparity between vendors!
I will take your advice and limit the number of apps I need. I guess ibooks, borders and amazon would cover most? Are there any places that I can find and download 'DRM free' ebooks? Best regards and many thanks Chris Christopher L.K. Burton Director Western Whale Research PO Box 1076 Dunsborough WA 6281 Mobile: 0419 199 120 Email: c...@it.net.au On 05/05/2012, at 2:55 PM, cm wrote: > Hi Chris, > > With ePub books there is always the question of Digital Rights Management > (DRM). DRM is a system whereby only the legal owner of an eBook can open it > on his or her device. Some books have gone into the public domain and will be > DRM free, but many eBooks that you pay for will be locked to your particular > user ID with a given vendor. A quick search reveals that Borders relies on an > Adobe ID to enforce its DRM. Apple and iBooks rely on your Apple ID. > > For DRM protected eBooks you may find you need to maintain a separate reader > on your iPad for each vendor that you purchase from. It is a case of having > to enter the correct ID for a given vender. In my case, for instance, I try > to purchase a book on the iTunes book store first and if it is not available > I check Amazon. For my iTunes eBooks I use the iBooks reader app, and for my > Amazon purchases I use the Kindle app. > > This is far from satisfactory and it is something that the vendors could > easily fix with a bit of cooperation. The DRM on the ePub format is > standardised so it would not be hard for one piece of software to maintain > multiple IDs for the various vendors and use the correct ID to open each > eBook. At the moment, however, there is an arms race between vendors to win > market share and there is very little cooperation in evidence. > > I would recommend limiting the number of vendors you purchase DRM protected > eBooks from to the bare minimum to save headaches with managing multiple > accounts and IDs. > > Cheers, > Carlo > > On 05/05/2012, at 11:01 , Chris Burton wrote: > >> Hi Laura >> >> Thanks very much for your suggestion of Borders. They do have a very good >> range at reasonable prices. >> >> After arranging for a refund from Fishpond, I did a search and some ebooks >> came up on itunes, as well as Borders. Both have a good range and prices. >> >> Is their a difference in the type of ebook format between them or are they >> the same in terms of downloading to the ipad? >> >> Best regards and thankyou very much >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> On 04/05/2012, at 4:50 PM, Laura Webb wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris >>> >>> Ages ago I had a similar problem with Fishpond and eBooks and no longer use >>> them. I did suggest they should offer a warning for iPad users but it did >>> not happen. I find Borders to be very reliable with instant ebook downloads >>> to my iPad. >>> >>> Regards >>> Laura >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> >>> On 04/05/2012, at 8:11 AM, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi ronnie >>>> And thanks very much for bringing this to my attention. I had no idea & >>>> will be asking for my $ back! No wonder the ebooks are so cheap @ fishpond. >>>> Best regards >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On 04/05/2012, at 1:46 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 04/05/2012, at 10:48 AM, Chris Burton wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Morning muggers >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I watched the Steve Jobs story with great interest last night and >>>>>>>> marvelled at his life and achievements with Apple. It feels really >>>>>>>> good to have been a part of it by using macs all these years and >>>>>>>> certainly bought up some memories!! For example I had forgotten that >>>>>>>> Apple had licenced other companies to make similar machines and I >>>>>>>> didnt realise that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an >>>>>>>> ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to >>>>>>>> ask what is the best way to transfer this epub book to my ipad: via >>>>>>>> itunes after download to my MBPro; by direct download from Fishpond to >>>>>>>> the ipad, or some other way, as it is the first of such books I would >>>>>>>> like to buy and use on my ipad? >>>>> >>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>> >>>>> I just noticed no-one has answered your question. :( >>>>> >>>>> Unless Fishpond have changed; Fishpond eBooks cannot be downloaded, they >>>>> have to be read online. >>>>> >>>>> There is nothing obvious to indicate that the purchase of the ebook won't >>>>> allow download and you can read it offline on your iPad. >>>>> >>>>> But I just tried with a free eBook just to see if Fishpond had changed, >>>>> but no... It can only be read in Fishpond online. >>>>> >>>>> I did a quick google search and found that one person emailed Fishpond >>>>> and received a Refund for the eBook he purchased as he thought he would >>>>> be able to download the eBook to read on his eBook Reader. >>>>> >>>>> Hopefully they will adjust their website to make it more clear what the >>>>> ebook you are buying actually is. >>>>> >>>>> Normally with other sellers of ePub eBooks you can download directly to >>>>> your iPad into iBooks, or to your Mac so you can then Add to iTunes >>>>> Library and the ePub appears under Library in Books. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Best regards to all and thanks for any advice. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Christopher L.K. 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